Fed Rate Hike Odds Jump After Warsh Speech, Brazil’s Real Slides
Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole debut pushed Fed rate hike odds toward 59% for September, weakening Brazil's real and lifting...
August 29, 2026Section
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Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso
Mexico IPC: the index fell 0.53% to 65,484 points on Friday as GAP dropped 3.4% and the peso weakened past...
August 29, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real
Ibovespa rose 0.30% to 175,665 points on Friday, an eighth straight gain, as Petrobras climbed 2.0%; the real weakened 0.67%...
August 29, 2026
Latin America Steel Falls: SLX, Gerdau, CSN, Ternium Drop
Latin America steel: Gerdau fell 2.34%, CSN 3.77% and Ternium 1.77% on Friday as a hawkish Fed lifted the dollar;...
August 29, 2026
Soybeans, Corn, Wheat: Black Sea Risks Lift Grains
Grains: the WEAT wheat fund rose 2.65% on Friday on Black Sea supply risk, with soybeans up 1.64% and corn...
August 29, 2026
Argentina Markets Week: Wholesale Peso Crosses 1,500 as Stocks Rise
Argentina week: the wholesale peso closed at 1,512 per US dollar, the Merval rose 2.3% and reserves fell to US$49.791...
August 29, 2026
Zinc Slips as Peru-Brazil Miner Nexa Slides on Boliden Deal
Zinc: the metal eased 0.46% on Friday while Nexa fell 3.96%, as investors weighed Boliden's US$1.31 billion deal for Votorantim's...
August 29, 2026
Iron Ore Holds Its Range as Brazil’s Vale Slips
Iron ore: the benchmark added 0.17% to US$95.84 a tonne on Friday while Vale fell 1.83%, as record Chinese imports...
August 29, 2026
Lithium Wrap: Chile’s SQM Drops 2.24% as LIT Fund Falls
Lithium: the LIT fund fell 1.37% on Friday and Chile's SQM dropped 2.24%, while Albemarle rose 1.17% and Chinese carbonate...
August 29, 2026