Oil Prices Near US$97 Split Latin America Between Sellers and Buyers
Oil prices near a six-week high after US-Iran strikes near Hormuz. Brazil and Colombia gain, Chile pays more, and Mexico...
September 7, 2026Section
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Barbados Returns to the IMF Fold After Mottley’s 30-Seat Sweep
Mia Mottley won all 30 Barbados seats in February 2026, then took a new precautionary IMF stand-by arrangement worth about...
September 7, 2026
Geerlings-Simons Takes Charge of Suriname Economy as TotalEnergies Prepares 2028 Oil
Suriname economy faces its biggest governance test before GranMorgu oil starts in 2028; new fiscal rules and a sovereign fund...
September 7, 2026
Philip Davis Wins Early Election as Bahamas Economy Rides Record 12.5 Million Visitors
The Bahamas economy rides record cruise arrivals into Philip Davis's May 2026 reelection, but public debt and global tax rules...
September 7, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open
Latin America faces a split tape on Monday: Asian chip strength and rising oil prices against a closed US cash...
September 7, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, September 7, 2026
The B3 pre-market setup for Monday 7 September: Copom bets, the Selic path, today's thin data calendar and the corporate...
September 7, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
Rate hike bets shake the dollar before key US inflation data. Oil climbs, gold slips. Here is the global economy...
September 7, 2026
Oil Wrap: WTI Week Ends Hot on US-Iran War Premium
WTI posts strongest week since July on US-Iran risk. Petrobras slips despite record pre-salt output. Guyana near 1m bpd as...
September 7, 2026
Zinc Holds Its Gain in London as New York Stays Shut
Zinc held near US$3,937 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange on Monday, while New York, Toronto and São Paulo...
September 7, 2026