British Brand Fred Perry Is Heading to Chile and Argentina
British label Fred Perry is coming to Chile and Argentina next year, with a Santiago mall store and a Buenos...
July 12, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Copper’s Slide Hits Peru’s Market Harder Than Chile’s
Copper fell 3.85% to $13,066/tonne, a seven-week low. A 15–30% US tariff looms by 2027–28, squeezing Chile and Peru as...
July 12, 2026
Chile’s Biggest Fuel Retailer Is Betting Its Future on Coffee
Copec retail expands as Juan Valdez rolls into 530 Pronto stores by August—Copec already sells 22M cups yearly and holds...
July 11, 2026Chile’s New Millionaires Are Ditching Their Banks
Chile added 2,600 millionaires in 2025, up 3.9%—outpacing Mexico and Brazil. See how Chile family offices capture this wealth surge.
July 11, 2026
Chile Drops a Deeper Tax Cut, but May Have Lost the Votes Anyway
Chile pulled a surprise corporate tax cut to 22% and kept it at 23% after PPD senators cried bad faith....
July 11, 2026
Chile’s Economy Likely Grew in June, but Forecasts Keep Falling
Chile economy forecast: analysts expect 1.2% June activity growth ending five straight months of contraction, but 2026 outlook cut to...
July 11, 2026Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's IPSA extended gains past 11,000 points as copper steadied and the peso firmed to 923.90, even as SQM-B slid...
July 11, 2026
Chile’s $260bn Pension Rewrite Turns on a Number the Law Omits
Chile is rewriting how $260bn of pensions is invested. Its former chief counsel says a key threshold ruling Chile generational...
July 10, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA firmed on July 9 as a copper rebound and a stronger peso steadied Santiago, with LATAM Airlines...
July 10, 2026