LatAm Opens After Brazil Stocks Dip 0.5%
Latin America opens after the Ibovespa fell 0.52% on Tuesday. Brent holds around US$100 and the Fed minutes are due...
October 7, 2026Section
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Rate Bets Steer Brazil Stocks After 0.5% Dip
Selic at 13.75% and Copom's 4 November decision frame B3's open after the Ibovespa fell 0.52%. Car sales and IGP-DI...
October 7, 2026
Corn Fund Gains 2.1% as Soy, Wheat Rise
The corn fund CORN rose 2.06% to US$19.29 on 6 October, with soybeans up 1.5% and wheat up 1.6% as...
October 6, 2026
Steel ETF Slips 0.1% as Ternium Falls 1.7%
The steel fund SLX slipped 0.09% to US$105.04 on 6 October as Ternium fell 1.73% and Gerdau 0.97%. Chinese imports...
October 6, 2026
Zinc Holds Near US$3,740 as Peru Output Falls 12%
Zinc held near US$3,740 a tonne on 6 October as Peru's zinc output fell 12% in January to July. Nexa...
October 6, 2026
Vale ADR Falls 0.5% as China Steel Output Drops
Vale's New York shares fell 0.49% to US$14.08 on 6 October as China's steel output fell 3.7% in August. CSN...
October 6, 2026
Lithium ETF Gains 1.3% as Albemarle Rises 1.9%
The lithium ETF LIT rose 1.34% to US$71.07 on 6 October, with Albemarle up 1.9% and SQM up 0.5%. Chinese...
October 6, 2026
Copper Fund Gains 0.4% as Southern Copper Lags
The copper fund CPER rose 0.43% to US$40.03 on 6 October with COMEX copper near US$6.65 a pound, while Southern...
October 6, 2026
Gold & Silver Wrap: Mexico, Peru Read the Rally
Gold rose to US$4,166 and silver to US$61.34 as the dollar and Treasury yields dipped. Here is the read-through for...
October 6, 2026