EU China Trade Gap Pressures Latin America
The EU's goods trade deficit with China hit about US$400 billion in 2025, pushing Europe to diversify suppliers and turn...
October 14, 2026Section
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Kenya Pipeline Profit Rises 13% to US$89m
Kenya Pipeline dividend: profit rose 13% to US$89 million in the year to June, and the board proposed a US$46...
October 14, 2026
Kenya Agrees US$350m Loan for Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways shareholder loan: the state agreed US$350 million as the loss-making airline says it is in advanced talks with...
October 14, 2026
Stocks Pause 0.02% Before US Inflation Data
The S&P 500 slipped 0.02% to 7,805 and the dollar index fell 0.45% before US September inflation data. What it...
October 14, 2026
Latin American Markets Open Before US Inflation Data
Latin America opens before US inflation data after the Ibovespa fell 1.04% and the real lost 0.81%. Oil, Asia's sell-off...
October 14, 2026
Brazil Stocks Fall 1% Before US Inflation Data
Ibovespa fell 1.04% to 206,888 and the real lost 0.81%. US inflation (09:30 BRT) and services data (09:00) frame the...
October 14, 2026
Gold & Silver Wrap: Mexico, Peru Face Price Dip
Gold and silver fell Tuesday as rate-hike bets firmed. Mexico and Peru, the world's top silver miners, face the squeeze...
October 13, 2026
Soy Fund Slips 0.51% as Wheat Fund Falls 0.74%
The SOYB soybean fund fell 0.51% to US$27.33 on Tuesday 13 October and the WEAT wheat fund 0.74%, while the...
October 13, 2026
Oil Fund Gains 1.36% as Ecopetrol Rises 1.68%
The USO oil fund rose 1.36% to US$153.09 on Tuesday 13 October, and Ecopetrol gained 1.68% while Petrobras rose 1.52%...
October 13, 2026