Banco do Brasil Pays Out, TIM Buys Back, BlackRock Sells Gerdau
Banco do Brasil approved a September payout, TIM approved a buyback worth about US$193 million, and BlackRock cut its Gerdau...
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
Ibovespa: Copom bets and a Thursday CMN meeting set the tone for B3. Into the open, watch the Selic wager,...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 20, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa broke its 11-day losing streak, closing up 0.90% at 167,830 points. The real gained and USD/BRL fell to...
August 20, 2026