Latin America Steel Falls: SLX, Gerdau, Ternium Drop
Brazilian and Mexican steel shares fell Monday as rate-hike fears hit sectors tied to construction and autos. Tariff walls against...
September 15, 2026Section
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Zinc Falls 2.25% as LatAm Miners Nexa, Buenaventura Drop
Zinc closed down 2.25% at US$3,793.50 per tonne on Monday, September 14, 2026, while Latin American producer shares fell harder...
September 15, 2026
Iron Ore Slumps as China Steel Margins Bite
Vale's US shares slide over 4% and CSN Mineração drops nearly 7% as weak Chinese steel mill profitability drags iron...
September 15, 2026
Lithium Wrap: LIT ETF Falls 2.13% as China Prices Slide
Lithium proxies fell Monday as Chinese carbonate futures dropped 4.99% and battery-grade prices softened, even after Albemarle settled its Chilean...
September 15, 2026
Copper Slides: Chile, Peru Feel China Rate Risk
Copper futures fell sharply Monday as a surging oil price and near-5% Treasury yields boosted Federal Reserve rate-hike bets, pressuring...
September 15, 2026
Gold & Silver Slip on Dollar, Rate Bets—Mexico, Peru Watch
Gold fell 1.38% to US$4,288 and silver 1.93% on Monday as a stronger dollar and higher real yields outweighed safe-haven...
September 15, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP closed 2,588.25, down 0.06%, while the peso slipped to 3,103.10 per dollar. Read why oil, Fed nerves and...
September 15, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval fell 0.46% to 3,084,547 as banking shares slipped, while the peso held steady at 1,508 per dollar in...
September 15, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA rose 1.09% to 11,342 on September 14, led by SQM and retailers, while the peso weakened to...
September 15, 2026