Oil Eases, Hormuz Crisis Keeps Crude Above US$100
WTI settled at US$100.30 a barrel on September 18, down 1.58%, as Saudi Arabia cut European refiners off for October...
September 21, 2026Section
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Latin America Steel Falls as China Pressure Persists
The SLX steel ETF closed at US$106.09 on September 18, down 2.10%, as Gerdau fell 3.14% and the CSN ADR...
September 21, 2026
Zinc Edges Higher as Nexa Gains and Buenaventura Slips
LME three-month zinc closed at US$3,920 a tonne on September 18, up 0.99%, while Nexa Resources added 0.70% and Buenaventura...
September 21, 2026
Vale Slips as China Restocks Iron Ore Before the October Holiday
Vale closed at US$14.21 in New York on September 18, down 1.80%, while benchmark 62% iron ore held near US$97...
September 21, 2026
Lithium Miners Slide as Albemarle and SQM Drop on EV Demand Doubt
Lithium miner shares fell on Friday, September 18, 2026, as lithium prices steadied. Albemarle dropped 3.60% and Chile's SQM lost...
September 21, 2026
Copper Rises 1.44% on China Buying With Chile and Peru in Focus
Copper tracker CPER rose 1.44% to US$40.23 on Friday, September 18, 2026, on Chinese buying. Freeport gained 0.97% and Southern...
September 21, 2026
Silver Jumps 1.41% and Gold Holds US$4,380 as LatAm Miners Gain
Gold closed at US$4,380 an ounce and silver at US$66.35 on Friday, September 18, 2026. Silver rose 1.41%, a lift...
September 21, 2026
Brazil’s Petrobras Beats Saudi Aramco on Profit Margin for the First Time
A union-backed study ranks Brazil's state oil firm first among eight majors on profit margin, weeks before an election that...
September 21, 2026
Uganda’s Pension Fund NSSF Says It Could Fund Kampala-Jinja Expressway
Uganda's pension fund NSSF says it could finance the Kampala-Jinja Expressway within two years if the government delivers guarantees and...
September 21, 2026