Bitcoin Slips as Iran Snub Lifts Oil; LatAm Sticks to Stablecoins
The Bitcoin price fell 1.13% to US$83,503 on Monday as oil and U.S. yields rose. Solana and XRP dropped; Latin...
September 29, 2026Section
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Zinc Falls on Soft China Demand; Nexa and Buenaventura Slide
Zinc fell 1.09% to US$3,851 a tonne on soft China demand after Shanghai's Mid-Autumn reopening. Nexa Resources lost 1.69%; Buenaventura...
September 29, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: US 10-Year Yield Hits 5.24%, Gold Falls 3.7%
Global economy briefing: the US 10-year yield closed at 5.244%, a high since 2007, gold fell 3.71% to US$4,127 and...
September 29, 2026
Gold Falls 3.7%, Silver 5.4% as Yields and Dollar Climb
Gold and silver prices fell 3.7% and 5.4% on Monday as U.S. yields and the dollar rose, the lowest closes...
September 29, 2026
Latin American Steel Slips as Mexico Tariff Fight Weighs
Latin American steel shares fell Monday: Ternium lost 1.61% and Gerdau 1.44% in New York as the 50% US duty...
September 29, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real
Brazil's Ibovespa fell 0.26% to 182,991 on Monday, a fourth straight loss, as banks slid and oil stocks rose. The...
September 29, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso
The IPC slipped 0.07% to 64,944 on Monday as the peso weakened 1.74% to 17.99 per US dollar, its weakest...
September 29, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP Slips 0.33% as the Peso Weakens
The COLCAP fell 0.33% to 2,576 on 28 September as the peso weakened to 3,362 per US dollar ahead of...
September 29, 2026
Lithium Stocks Fall as Yields Rise: Albemarle Down 2.1%, SQM 2.6%
Lithium equities fall as US yields rise: the LIT ETF lost 1.07%, Albemarle 2.13% and SQM 2.59% on Monday, with...
September 29, 2026