Brent Edges Up 0.7% to US$101 as Petrobras Falls
Brent rose about 0.7% to US$101 a barrel on 6 October despite the G7 stock release; Petrobras fell 1.41%. The...
October 6, 2026Section
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Peso Ends at 3,216 as Producer Prices Rise
The Colombian dollar closed at an average 3,215.92 pesos on 6 October after a 3,172 to 3,244 range. Producer prices...
October 6, 2026
Chile Stocks Gain 0.4% as Copec Leads
Chile's IPSA rose 0.36% to 11,164 on 6 October as Copec gained 2% and LATAM Airlines 2.3%. The dollar closed...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Stocks Fall 0.5% as Banks Split
Ibovespa fell 0.52% to 205,835 on 6 October after a record run. Banco do Brasil sank 6.4%, the real firmed...
October 6, 2026
Colombia Producer Prices Jump 2.2% in September on Oil
Colombia producer prices rose 2.20% in September, led by oil, potatoes and coal, keeping pressure on the central bank before...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Trade Surplus Hits US$7.7 Billion in September
Brazil's trade surplus rose 146% to US$7.74 billion in September as exports grew 12.9% and sales to the US jumped...
October 6, 2026
POSCO Opens 23,000-Tonne Lithium Plant in Argentina
POSCO inaugurated its Sal de Oro Plant II in Argentina's Puna on 6 October, a 23,000-tonne lithium carbonate unit backed...
October 6, 2026
Mexico Consumer Confidence Drops to 45.1 in September
Mexico consumer confidence fell 1.2 points to 45.1 in September, INEGI said, as all five components dropped and the original...
October 6, 2026
Evergrande Liquidation Targets Hui Ka Yan’s Inner Circle
Evergrande's liquidators are chasing about US$2.4 billion from Hui Ka Yan's former associates, a test of what creditors can recover...
October 6, 2026