Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 15, 2026
Brazil stocks fell a ninth straight session as the Ibovespa slid to 166,934 and the dollar closed above R$5.21. Read...
August 15, 2026Section
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Brazil Grains Wrap: Soy, Corn, Wheat Rise Friday
Soybeans, corn and wheat trackers all rose on Friday, August 14, 2026. Here is why China demand, the South American...
August 15, 2026
Latin America Steel Slips on China Tariff Trade
Brazil's Gerdau, CSN and Mexico's Ternium fell Friday as the SLX steel ETF dipped. Trade defences against cheap Chinese steel...
August 15, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Falls Despite Firmer China Steel Data
Vale's New York shares slipped while the global iron ore benchmark firmed slightly on Chinese steel output and imports. Read...
August 15, 2026
Gold Gains, Silver Flat on Softer Dollar
Gold settled higher Friday, August 14, 2026, while silver was nearly flat. A softer dollar and negative real yields supported...
August 15, 2026
Bitcoin Slides Below US$63,000; Crypto Friday Wrap
Bitcoin fell 0.67% to US$62,976 on Friday, August 14, 2026, while Ethereum slipped 0.18%. We unpack the drivers and what...
August 15, 2026
Nearly Half of Young South Africans Are Not Working or in Training
The South Africa youth NEET rate reached 45.6 percent for people aged 15 to 34 in the first quarter of...
August 15, 2026
Uranium Found in DR Congo Cobalt Shipments to China, Report Says
A peer-reviewed study estimates uranium in DR Congo cobalt exports to China reached 2,000–5,000 tonnes between 2000 and 2024, prompting...
August 15, 2026
Inside the US$5 Billion Plan to Keep Africa’s Cotton Jobs in Africa
A US$5 billion cotton industrialisation plan backed by the WTO aims to process 25% of Africa's cotton locally and create...
August 15, 2026