Grains Wrap: Wheat Jumps on War Risk, Soybeans Gain, Corn Slips
Wheat led grains higher Tuesday as Black Sea war risk returned, soybeans rose on China's South American supply squeeze, and...
September 9, 2026Section
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Oil Wrap: USO Jumps 2.87% as Hormuz Risk Flares
WTI proxies jumped Tuesday as Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites and Iran threats slowed Hormuz traffic. Petrobras, Ecopetrol and...
September 9, 2026
Bitcoin Below $80K on Oil Shock; LatAm Stablecoins Rise
Bitcoin tested US$78,439 as oil prices revived US rate-hike fears. Ether and Solana slipped while XRP rose. Stablecoin adoption deepens...
September 9, 2026
Iron Ore Holds Above US$100 as Vale Rises 1.90%
Iron ore steadied above US$100 a tonne as China's peak steel season began, lifting Vale shares 1.90%. Read the full...
September 9, 2026
Gold Slips While Silver Edges Higher on Tuesday, Sept 8
Spot gold eased about 0.9 percent to around US$4,400 an ounce on Tuesday while silver rose about 0.4 percent to...
September 9, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP reached a record close on Tuesday, September 8, while the peso firmed to around 3,119 per US dollar....
September 9, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval stock index rose 1.36% to 3,075,982 on September 8 as the peso held at 1,512 per dollar. Banks...
September 9, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA fell 1.14% to 11,315.26 on September 8 while the peso strengthened to 925.28 per dollar. Lithium and...
September 9, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.44% to 65,010 on Tuesday, shrugging off a Televisa slump, while the peso held near 16.92...
September 9, 2026