Grains Wrap: Corn Extends Rally, Soy Rebounds
Corn rose again Tuesday as the Pro Farmer corn yield cut kept sinking in, soybeans rebounded on China buying, and...
August 26, 2026Section
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Latin America Steel: SLX Gains, CSN Slips Tuesday
Latin American steel moved on Tuesday, August 25, 2026: SLX rose, Gerdau gained, CSN fell and Ternium edged up on...
August 26, 2026
Oil Slides as Iran Sanctions Fail to Stop Selling
Oil fell for a second straight session as traders shrugged off new Iran sanctions and US crude stocks jumped. Latin...
August 26, 2026
Bitcoin Slips Under US$80,000; Stablecoins Rule LatAm
Bitcoin topped US$81,000 on Tuesday then slipped back under US$80,000. Solana led altcoins while stablecoins still dominate Latin American crypto...
August 26, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA fell 0.8% on Tuesday as lithium heavyweight SQM-B dropped 4.1%. The peso held near 913 per dollar...
August 26, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval rose 0.46% to 3,009,029 on August 25, a third straight gain, while the wholesale peso edged to 1,512...
August 26, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.79% to 66,293 on Tuesday, led by Peñoles, while the peso firmed to 16.9460 per dollar...
August 26, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
Wall Street rises as yields and oil fall, Brazil's Selic stands at 14% after a fourth cut, and markets wait...
August 26, 2026
Zinc Wrap: Nexa Jumps 3.94% as LME Zinc Tightens Further
LME zinc held a four-year peak on Tuesday with cash at a US$134 premium, lifting Nexa Resources 3.94% and Buenaventura...
August 26, 2026