COLCAP Dips as Peso Breaks 3,100
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.59% to 2,490 on August 27 as the peso weakened 1.09% to 3,128 per dollar. Ecopetrol and...
August 28, 2026Section
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Bitcoin at US$80,258, Solana Jumps 6.89%: Crypto Wrap
Bitcoin Solana ETF: Market data: RT; closing prints cross-checked with Yahoo Finance. ETF flows: Farside Investors. Stablecoin and remittance figures:
August 28, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
Overnight markets: Wall Street drifts, dollar softens, yields edge up and LatAm — led by Brazil — extends gains as...
August 28, 2026
Fitch Keeps Brazil’s Rumo at BB+ With a Negative Outlook, and Cosan Is the Reason
Fitch affirmed Rumo at BB+ but set a negative outlook, with parent Cosan's BB- rating capping Brazil's largest railway under...
August 28, 2026
Brazil’s Habib’s Files for Judicial Recovery as OSX Creditors Back US$1.5 Billion Plan
Habib's owner filed for judicial recovery in Brazil with R$265.2 million (US$51.5 million) of debt, while OSX creditors approved a...
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Real Slips to R$5.22 a Dollar Before Vote
The real weakened to R$5.22 per dollar on 1 October, days before Brazil's election. Selic is 13.75%, and Focus sees...
August 27, 2026
Wheat Jumps 6.4% on Black Sea Risk; Corn, Soy Rise
Wheat futures jumped 6.4% on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as Black Sea export fears lifted corn and soybeans too. What...
August 27, 2026
LatAm Steel: Gerdau Jumps 2.29% as Tariffs Hold
Gerdau's US-listed shares rose 2.29% to US$4.46 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, while CSN added 0.98% and Ternium slipped. Brazil...
August 27, 2026
Guyana, YPF Shale and a WTI Rebound: Wednesday’s Oil
USO rose 0.95% to US$127.35 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as WTI recovered late. Guyana's bigger Stabroek share and YPF's...
August 27, 2026