Chile Stocks Rebound While the Peso Slips Again
Chile's IPSA fell as a firm dollar pushed the peso weaker. Banks and retailers led the decline in a session...
August 28, 2026Section
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Argentina’s Merval Slips as Bank Stocks Retreat
Argentina's Merval fell 0.79% to 3,001,209 on Thursday, pulled lower by banks, while the peso firmed slightly to 1,512 per...
August 28, 2026
Mexico Stocks Dip as Central Bank Raises Growth Outlook
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC closed at 66,091, down 0.15%, while the peso softened to 16.98 per dollar.
August 28, 2026
Argentina Confirms 33,650 Tonnes of Uranium Across Seven Mining Projects
Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission has put a firm number on the country's uranium wealth: 33,650 tonnes across seven projects...
August 28, 2026
Colombia Pension Reform Survives Court Test as Uribe Drafts a Counter-Reform
The Constitutional Court has rescued the Colombia pension reform, the flagship social law of the Petro era, and the opposition...
August 28, 2026
Mexico Awards Aldesa a US$38.8 Million Contract for Two Chiapas Tunnels
Spain's Aldesa won a 659 million peso (US$38.8 million) contract to build two tunnels on the Palenque-Ocosingo highway in Chiapas,...
August 28, 2026
Argentina Simplifies Car Homologation to Ease Imports From the United States
Argentina car imports: Argentina has dropped its own advance safety tests for new cars built to United States standards, the...
August 28, 2026
COLCAP Dips as Peso Breaks 3,100 — August 28, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.59% to 2,490 on August 27 as the peso weakened 1.09% to 3,128 per dollar. Ecopetrol and...
August 28, 2026
Colombia Confirms Mega-Prisons but Names No Sites or Price
The Colombia mega-prison plan was confirmed on August 26, yet no site, capacity, cost or concession contract has been made...
August 28, 2026