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Latin American Pulse for Thursday, May 7, 2026

Argentina
STF Decides Brazil's 13-Year Oil-Royalties Question Today, RJ Faces R$26 Billion Annual Hit — Banxico Cuts 25 bp to 6.50%, Closing 14-Cut Cycle —...

Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Argentina
US Treasury Authorises Venezuela Restructuring Advisors — Sovereign 2027 Bonds Rally 5.41% to 55.53¢, Nine-Year High — PDVSA 2037s +4.10% to 40.10¢ — Citi Marks Total Obligations at US$169 Billion vs $98B GDP —...

Trump Cuba Sanctions Escalation Targets Foreign Banks

Caribbean
Key Points —President Trump signed a new executive order on May 1 — International Workers' Day — that extends Executive Order 14380 with secondary sanctions...

Latin American Pulse for Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Argentina
Today's Latin American Pulse: Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya Steps Aside as Yeraldine Bonilla...

Guatemala’s Top Court Frees Imprisoned Journalist After 1,295 Days

Central America
Key Points —Guatemala's Supreme Court has annulled three resolutions issued in 2025 by lower-court chambers that had ordered the return...

Cuba Economy Set to Contract 7% as Díaz-Canel Courts U.S.

Caribbean
Key Points —The IMF and Economist Intelligence Unit both forecast a 7.2% GDP contraction for Cuba in 2026, nearly double the 3.8% decline in 2025....

Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, April 30, 2026

Copom Cuts Selic to 14.50% — Unanimous, Second Consecutive Reduction — Fed Holds at 3.50-3.75% in Powell's Final Meeting...

Haiti and DR Reopen Airspace on May 1 After Two Years

Key Points —Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed on April 17 to reopen shared airspace starting May 1, 2026, ending...

U.S. and 5 Allies Warn China Over Panama Ship Detentions

Central America
Key Points —The United States, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago signed...

Panama Canal Oil Traffic Hits 4-Year High on Hormuz Crisis

Key Points — US oil cargoes transiting the Panama Canal exceeded 200,000 barrels per day in...

Costa Rica’s New Conservative Era Starts in San José Stadium

Key Points — Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Monday April 27 confirmed that delegations from 71 countries and 18 international organizations...

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