Bitcoin Surges 7%: Trump, Stablecoins and LatAm
Bitcoin jumped 7.09% to US$69,266 and Ethereum soared 17.48% as Trump urged Senate passage of the CLARITY Act. A short...
August 20, 2026Section
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Gold Jumps 4% to US$4,512 as US Yields Tumble
Gold and silver surged on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, as a weaker dollar and falling real yields sparked safe-haven buying,...
August 20, 2026
Copper Rebounds as Tight Supply Offsets China Worries
Copper futures steadied on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, as falling inventories and energy-transition demand cushioned the China-driven pullback. Here is
August 20, 2026
Lithium Wrap: SQM, Albemarle Rise 1% on Soft China
Lithium miners climbed Wednesday though Chinese spot carbonate fell 1.21%, showing equities pricing a bottom. SQM, Albemarle gain; LIT ETF...
August 20, 2026
Iron Ore Rises: Vale, China Steel Demand Drive Session
Iron ore proxies climbed on Wednesday as China's import resilience offset weaker steel output. Vale, CSN Mineração and Rio Tinto...
August 20, 2026
Zinc Gains as Smelter Tightness Meets Firm Demand
Zinc edged higher on Wednesday, with Nexa Resources jumping over 5% as investors bet that constrained smelting and construction demand...
August 20, 2026
Gerdau Drops 4.5% as Steel Tariffs Fail to Lift Brazil
Gerdau's ADR slid 4.50% and CSN fell 2.22% on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, even as Ternium rose 0.58%. Cheap Chinese...
August 20, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Copom bets and a Thursday CMN meeting set the tone for B3. Into the open, watch the Selic wager, the...
August 20, 2026
Kenya’s KCB Opens a Five-Year Green Bond Programme in October
The KCB sustainability bond programme is worth up to KSh300 billion over five years, with a first tranche of up...
August 20, 2026