Chile’s Fuel Shock Is Quietly Turning Drivers Toward Electric Cars
A steep rise in fuel prices is accelerating Chile's shift to electric cars, with their share of new sales climbing...
June 15, 2026Section
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Chile’s Stock Market Climbs Again as Copper Stays Firm
Chile's IPSA rose 1.70% to 10,923 on June 12, 2026, a second straight gain as firm copper and a softer...
June 15, 2026
Latin America Growth Now the Slowest in the World, Says World Bank
World Bank sees Latin America growth at just 2.2% in 2026, the weakest of any region, as a Middle East...
June 12, 2026
Chile’s Stock Market Jumps as Copper Holds and the Dollar Eases
Chile's IPSA rose 2.75% to 10,741 on Thursday, rejoining the regional rally as a softer dollar and firm copper lifted...
June 12, 2026
Chile’s Stock Market Holds Its Bounce as Copper Steadies
Chile's IPSA eased 0.45% to 10,453 on Wednesday, a small give-back that kept most of the prior day's big jump,...
June 11, 2026
Chile Drops Its Balanced-Budget Pledge in New Fiscal Decree
Chile fiscal decree abandons the government balanced-budget pledge for 2030, setting a slower deficit path instead and keeping debt below...
June 10, 2026
Six Nations Bring Their Air Forces to Chile for War Games
A major air force exercise in Chile gathers six nations in the Atacama desert from June 27, the largest combined...
June 10, 2026
Chile’s Stock Market Springs Off the Line and Leads the Region Higher
Chile's IPSA jumped 3.32% to 10,501 on Tuesday, the region's strongest bounce, springing off the long-term line that had held...
June 10, 2026
A Chile Rare Earths Project Wins Its Permit and Courts U.S. Money
A Chile rare earths project just won its environmental permit and is courting US government money, as the West pushes...
June 9, 2026