Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC closed +0.07% at 64,301 as Cemex fell 3.5% and the peso weakened to 17.07 per dollar on...
August 19, 2026Section
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Global Economy Briefing
Global stocks slip as semiconductor sell-off deepens; focus turns to Fed path and Brazil’s high-yield real amid Selic at 14%.
August 19, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's stock market rose on August 18, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.34% to 11,187 as lithium and retail names...
August 19, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval stock index fell 1.89% on August 18 as country risk rose near two-month highs, while the peso held...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index gained 0.36% to 2,461.23 on August 18, while the peso was flat. Here's what drove the session.
August 19, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open
LatAm pre-open: dollar steady, oil up, chips down. Read the region's five exchanges, currencies and the Brazil flow read before...
August 19, 2026
Copper Drops 1.8% as China Demand Worries Bite
Copper futures fell Tuesday, August 18, 2026, as China demand worries outweighed a tight physical market. CPER, Southern Copper and...
August 19, 2026
African Forest Investment Roundtable Comes to Lagos, Nigeria
African forest investment heads to Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, as the African Forest Forum seeks pledges for...
August 19, 2026
Zambia Election Result Hands Hichilema a Second Term Outright
Zambia election result: the electoral commission declared Hakainde Hichilema the winner with 2.97 million votes, clearing the runoff threshold outright.
August 18, 2026