Copper’s Slide Hits Peru’s Market Harder Than Chile’s
Copper fell 3.85% to $13,066/tonne, a seven-week low. A 15–30% US tariff looms by 2027–28, squeezing Chile and Peru as...
July 12, 2026Daily coverage of Chile’s financial markets – the S&P IPSA index, the peso (CLP), Banco Central de Chile policy and the copper price that anchors the economy. The Rio Times follows each Santiago Stock Exchange session, CLP moves against the dollar, inflation data and the mining, lithium and pension-reform headlines that drive Latin America’s most open market. Major names include SQM, Falabella, Banco de Chile and Enel Chile. This hub gathers our Chile stock-market reports and analysis in clear English for investors. Check back for the latest IPSA close, peso exchange-rate moves and Chilean corporate and commodity news.
Copper fell 3.85% to $13,066/tonne, a seven-week low. A 15–30% US tariff looms by 2027–28, squeezing Chile and Peru as...
July 12, 2026
Copec retail expands as Juan Valdez rolls into 530 Pronto stores by August—Copec already sells 22M cups yearly and holds...
July 11, 2026
Chile added 2,600 millionaires in 2025, up 3.9%—outpacing Mexico and Brazil. See how Chile family offices capture this wealth surge.
July 11, 2026
Chile pulled a surprise corporate tax cut to 22% and kept it at 23% after PPD senators cried bad faith....
July 11, 2026
Chile economy forecast: analysts expect 1.2% June activity growth ending five straight months of contraction, but 2026 outlook cut to...
July 11, 2026
Chile's IPSA extended gains past 11,000 points as copper steadied and the peso firmed to 923.90, even as SQM-B slid...
July 11, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA firmed on July 9 as a copper rebound and a stronger peso steadied Santiago, with LATAM Airlines...
July 10, 2026
Chile Markets July 9, 2026: the IPSA fell 1.75% as copper dropped to $6.02 and annual CPI hit 4.3%, hurting...
July 9, 2026
Chile Markets July 8, 2026: the S&P IPSA rose 0.57% to about 10,883 as banks and retailers led, while the...
July 8, 2026