Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 13, 2026
Chile stocks fell on Wednesday: the S&P IPSA lost 1.31% to 10,983 and the peso slipped to 914.82 per dollar....
August 13, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Copper’s Record Run Hands Chile a Windfall as Cochilco Lifts Its Forecast
Chile's Cochilco raised its 2026 copper price forecast to US$5.95 a pound as prices hit records, handing copper-dependent Chile a...
August 12, 2026
India Turns to Latin America for Lithium to Escape China’s Grip
The real prize isn’t just digging ore out of the ground. It’s who controls the refining and processing that turns...
August 12, 2026
Chile’s Casino Auction Flops as Two Cities Draw Zero Bidders
Chile’s casino-license tenders fell flat: Viña del Mar and Iquique drew no bidders and Coquimbo and Pucón just one each,...
August 12, 2026
Penco Residents Go to Court to Stop a Rare-Earths Plant
Community groups in Penco, Chile, are suing to overturn the environmental permit for Aclara’s rare-earths project, arguing regulators ignored pollution
August 12, 2026
A Chilean Court Hands Interchile a Win Over the Environmental Regulator
Chile’s environmental tribunal annulled two regulator decisions against Interchile’s Cardones-Polpaico power line, ordering the SMA to reconsider the
August 12, 2026
Chile’s Marathon SQM Case Ends in a 4,356-Page Acquittal
The written judgment in Chile’s decade-long SQM campaign-finance case runs 4,356 pages and confirms the acquittal of all eight defendants...
August 12, 2026
Chile Moves to Extend Its Mortgage-Rate Lifeline to 2028
Chile’s government wants to extend its mortgage-rate subsidy for new homes to May 2028, raise the caps, and cut the...
August 12, 2026
Codelco Pauses Its El Teniente Expansion Again Over a New Seismic Risk
Codelco has paused the Andes Norte expansion at El Teniente over a new seismic risk, a year after a fatal...
August 12, 2026