Colombia’s COLCAP Faces Cepeda Surge and Constituent Assembly Call
COLCAP Colombia today enters Monday’s session with the prediction market having flipped: Cepeda at 42%, Valencia at 30%. This Colombia.
May 4, 2026Section
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Latin American Pulse for Monday, May 4, 2026
Ecuador Curfew Begins Tonight — Nine Provinces Including Quito and Guayaquil Locked Down Until May 18 — Trump Insists on...
May 4, 2026
100% Tariffs: Ecuador-Colombia Trade War Begins May 1
Ecuador Colombia tariffs hit 100% on May 1, escalating an Andean trade war that lands four weeks before Colombia's first-round...
May 1, 2026
Petro and BanRep Strike Truce as Colombia Interest Rate Stays at 11.25%
BanRep held Colombia's interest rate at 11.25% on April 30, defying market bets of a 50–75 bp hike. Here's what...
May 1, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Posts First Rally in 13 Sessions at 2,178
COLCAP Colombia today bounced 1.54% to 2,178 from the 2026 low in a bullish marubozu. Santa Marta is over with...
May 1, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, May 1, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Mercosul-EU trade deal enters force today. Mexico GDP contracts 0.8%. Senate rejects Lula's STF nominee. Paraguay visits...
May 1, 2026
Colombia Heads to Election With 8.8% Unemployment and Record Deficit
Colombia election 2026 nears with 8.8% unemployment, 2.34 million jobless, and a fiscal deficit the watchdog calls the worst in...
April 30, 2026
Bogotá Home Buyers Walk Away: Withdrawals Up 11.5% in Q1
Bogotá housing withdrawals jumped 11.5% in Q1 2026—3,679 families walked away as Mi Casa Ya subsidies froze and mortgage rates...
April 30, 2026
Colombia Lists $12 Billion in Ecopetrol Assets for Sale
Colombia Ecopetrol asset sale plan lists 38 subsidiaries worth $12 billion, from Permian to Reficar. Petro wants green pivot. Union...
April 30, 2026