Brazil Critical Minerals Bill Gets Its Senate Vote in Pre-Election Week
The Brazil critical minerals bill goes to a Senate vote in the pre-election effort week, with R$7 billion (US$1.35 billion)...
August 31, 2026Section
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Oil Jumps 3% as Iran Reports Tanker Fire in the Strait of Hormuz and Denies Trump’s Kharg Claim
Oil jumped nearly 3% as the US and Iran resumed strikes over the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran reported a tanker...
August 31, 2026
Brazil Election Polls Tighten, Augusto Cury Surges and Markets Cheer
New Brazil election polls show Lula leading but slipping, Augusto Cury jumping to third place, run-off ties - and Ibovespa...
August 31, 2026
Wheat Leads Grain Rally; Brazil, Argentina Exports in Focus
grain markets Brazil Argentina: Wheat surged on Black Sea supply fears, soybeans firmed on Chinese buying, and corn lagged in...
August 31, 2026
Oil Wrap: Petrobras Rises as WTI Slips, Guyana Preps 1M B/d
Latin America oil wrap: WTI-tracking USO fell 0.24% to US$129.70 on Friday as Hormuz talk eased risk, while Petrobras gained...
August 31, 2026
Zinc Pulls Back: Nexa, Buenaventura Drop on Friday
Zinc Nexa Buenaventura pullback: Zinc proxies Nexa Resources and Buenaventura fell on Friday as hawkish Fed bets and profit-taking cooled...
August 31, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Falls 1.83% as China Steel Splits
iron ore price: Vale’s US shares dropped 1.83% on Friday, August 28, 2026, while the benchmark iron ore price held...
August 31, 2026
Lithium Wrap: SQM Slips, Albemarle Rises, LIT Falls
Lithium equities Friday: SQM fell 2.24% and LIT lost 1.37% while Albemarle gained 1.17% on Friday as Chile’s lithium policy...
August 31, 2026
Copper Slips as China Cools; Chile, Peru Keep Floor
copper futures Chile Peru: Copper futures eased on Friday, August 28, 2026, with the CPER tracker down 0.78% as Chinese...
August 31, 2026