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, 2026Section
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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
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC stock index rose 0.41% and the peso strengthened past 17 per dollar as mining names led. Full...
August 20, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Chile stocks rose on August 19, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.49% and the peso firming against the dollar, as...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Argentina's Merval stock index fell while the peso slipped against the dollar as investors took profits. See the key stocks...
August 20, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 20, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.30% while the peso strengthened 0.86% against the dollar. What drove the session and where the...
August 20, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, August 20, 2026
Gold's 4% jump and a softer dollar set the tone for Latin American markets on Thursday. Brazil, Mexico and Chile...
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
Nigeria Shuts an Insurer That Could Not Raise Enough Capital
NAICOM revoked the Universal Insurance licence after the company missed Nigeria's new minimum capital requirement. A liquidator was appointed the...
August 20, 2026