Oil Wrap: WTI Jumps 2.91% as LatAm Producers Rally
WTI proxy USO rose 2.91% while Petrobras, YPF, and Ecopetrol gained on Monday, August 17, 2026. Read our Latin American...
August 18, 2026Section
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Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Brazil's B3 pre-market: Copom bets, Selic path, and today's corporate radar. Where the Ibovespa and USD/BRL are indicated to open.
August 18, 2026
Brazil Markets: The Ibovespa Index and the Real
Brazil stocks slipped 0.09% to 166,784 while the real firmed to 5.2016 per dollar on August 17 as investors tracked...
August 18, 2026
Mexico Markets: The IPC Index and the Peso
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.38% to 64,152 while the peso held near 17.04 per dollar. Banorte and airports slipped; miners...
August 18, 2026
Chile Markets: The IPSA Index and the Peso
Chile stocks rose on August 17 as the S&P IPSA gained 0.96% and the peso firmed to 916.4 per dollar....
August 18, 2026
Argentina Markets: The Merval Index and the Peso
Merval falls 1.77% and the peso is flat near 1,488 per dollar as country risk climbs. YPF rises while Galicia,...
August 18, 2026
Colombia Markets: The COLCAP Index and the Peso
COLCAP closed flat at 2,452 while the Colombian peso slipped to 3,130 per dollar as oil-anchored investors watched the currency...
August 18, 2026
South Africa’s Parliament to Summon Four NSFAS Student-Aid Intermediaries That Scored US$34.5 Million
Parliament will summon four NSFAS intermediaries that allegedly earned R559 million, deepening scrutiny of South Africa's student-aid governance.
August 18, 2026
Uganda Minister Balaam Interdicts 110 Local Government Staff in Corruption Crackdown
Uganda's Balaam corruption crackdown has placed around 110 local government staff under interdiction across 12 districts over graft and ghost...
August 18, 2026