Brazil’s Real Recovers as Forecasters Hold Their Dollar Call
Brazil's real recovered to R$5.15 per dollar by August 25 after touching R$5.22 mid-month. Focus still sees R$5.20 at year-end...
August 27, 2026Section
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Wheat Jumps 6.4% on Black Sea Risk; Corn, Soy Rise
Wheat futures jumped 6.4% on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as Black Sea export fears lifted corn and soybeans too. What...
August 27, 2026
LatAm Steel: Gerdau Jumps 2.29% as Tariffs Hold
Gerdau's US-listed shares rose 2.29% to US$4.46 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, while CSN added 0.98% and Ternium slipped. Brazil...
August 27, 2026
Guyana, YPF Shale and a WTI Rebound: Wednesday’s Oil
USO rose 0.95% to US$127.35 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as WTI recovered late. Guyana's bigger Stabroek share and YPF's...
August 27, 2026
Zinc Tops US$4,100 in London as Nearby Supply Tightens
LME cash zinc settled at US$4,107 a tonne on August 26, 2026, a US$174 premium over three-month metal. Nexa fell...
August 27, 2026
Lithium Wrap: LIT Slips; Albemarle & SQM Split
Lithium shares diverged on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, as Albemarle gained 1.00% while SQM and the LIT ETF fell. Soft...
August 27, 2026
Iron Ore Steadies: Vale Slips as China Futures Firm
Vale's New York shares fell 1.11% while China's Dalian iron ore contract firmed. Seaborne ore hovered near US$95 a tonne.
August 27, 2026
Copper Slips From Record; CPER Fund Falls 1.72%
Copper hit a record early Wednesday, August 26, 2026, then eased as a supply squeeze faded. The CPER fund fell...
August 27, 2026
Gold, Silver Fall as Sticky PCE Fans Fed Hike Bets
Gold and silver fell on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, after sticky July PCE inflation lifted yields and Fed hike bets....
August 27, 2026