Gold Fund Rises 1.79% as Silver Fund Jumps 3.39%
Gold and silver rebounded on Thursday 15 October as the GLD gold fund gained 1.79% and the SLV silver fund...
October 15, 2026Section
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Colombia Stocks Hold as Ecopetrol Dips 1%
Colombia’s COLCAP edged down to about 2,580 on Thursday 15 October while Ecopetrol’s US shares fell 1.12%. Peso quotes differed...
October 15, 2026
Argentina Stocks Rise 0.69% as Banks Gain
Argentina’s Merval rose 0.69% to 2,855,486 on Thursday 15 October as Globant jumped 6.4%, while country risk climbed to 622...
October 15, 2026
Chile Stocks Edge Up 0.05% as Peso Firms
Chile’s IPSA edged up 0.05% to 10,972 on Thursday 15 October as the peso firmed 0.39% to 981 per US...
October 15, 2026
Mexico Stocks Rise 1.31% as Cemex Gains 5.1%
Mexico’s IPC rose 1.31% to 67,663 on Thursday 15 October, its highest since 18 June, as the peso firmed 0.43%...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Stocks Fall 1.06% as Real Weakens
Brazil’s Ibovespa fell 1.06% to 204,324 on Thursday 15 October and the dollar rose 1.17% to R$5.087, so US investors...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Runoff Odds Fall Below 80% for Flávio
Bettors cut Flávio Bolsonaro's chance in Brazil's 25 October runoff below 80% from 86% in two days; a Quaest poll...
October 15, 2026
Fitch Upgrades Chile Retail Giant Falabella
Fitch raised Chile retail giant Falabella to BBB from BBB-, two notches above junk, citing lower debt, stronger margins and...
October 15, 2026
Bogotá Energy Group Seeks US$126M in Debt
Bogotá Energy Group, the city-controlled power and gas firm known as GEB, auctions up to US$126 million in short-term peso...
October 15, 2026