Brazil Power Giant Axia Sets US$800M Share Redemption
Brazil's Axia Energia, formerly Eletrobras, will redeem up to US$801 million of class C shares, and US receipt holders get...
October 8, 2026Section
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Brazil Court Approves Grocer GPA’s US$915M Debt Plan
A São Paulo court approved the plan of Brazilian grocer GPA, owner of Pão de Açúcar, to restructure about US$915...
October 8, 2026
Colombia Lifts 30% Cap on Pension Funds’ Foreign Assets
Colombia scrapped a 30% cap on pension funds' foreign assets, so managers can keep about US$77 billion abroad, mostly in...
October 8, 2026
US Stocks Slip 0.2% as 10-Year Yield Holds 5.3%
US stocks slipped from a record as the 10-year yield held near 5.3% and oil stayed near US$100, while Fed...
October 8, 2026
LatAm Opens After Brazil Stocks Drop 0.7%
Oil near US$100 and a firm dollar set a cautious Latin America open as Chile and Mexico release inflation data....
October 8, 2026
Brazil Stocks Fall 0.7% Ahead of Inflation Data
Ibovespa fell 0.7% to 204,302. See the Selic outlook ahead of Friday's IPCA, today's B3 radar and the levels to...
October 8, 2026
Wheat Fund Falls 2.3% as Corn, Soy Also Slip
Wheat fund WEAT fell 2.31% on 7 October, corn fund CORN 1.24% and soybean fund SOYB 0.50%. Brazil's soybean planting...
October 7, 2026
Oil Fund Slips 0.7% as YPF Falls 3.3%
Oil fund USO fell 0.69% on 7 October while Petrobras rose 0.80% and YPF fell 3.28%. US crude stocks fell...
October 7, 2026
Steel ETF Falls 2.5% as Gerdau Slips 2%
Steel fund SLX fell 2.48% on 7 October as Gerdau lost 1.95% and Ternium 0.98%. China's steel output fell 3.7%...
October 7, 2026