The Floor Under Everything: The 30-Year Yield Latin America Will Refinance Into
The 30-year yield is near a 20-year high, setting the floor for Latin America's dollar refinancing costs. What it means...
August 12, 2026The Global Economy Briefing is The Rio Times’ daily read on the world’s macro picture and what it means for Latin America. Each edition covers the Federal Reserve and major central banks, U.S. and European data, China’s growth, oil and commodity prices, and the currency and rate moves that ripple into emerging markets. It connects global developments to the Brazilian real, the Mexican peso and the region’s equities and bonds. This hub archives every Global Economy Briefing – browse the latest below for a clear, English-language guide to the international forces driving Latin American markets.
The 30-year yield is near a 20-year high, setting the floor for Latin America's dollar refinancing costs. What it means...
August 12, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street indices pulled back from record levels on Tuesday as investors awaited US inflation data.
August 12, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street dipped from records as a cooler-than-expected Brazilian inflation print and the Copom minutes focused the view...
August 11, 2026
Global economy: Gold surged past $4,340 and silver jumped nearly 3% as US bond yields retreated and the dollar index...
August 10, 2026
The US economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, yet the S&P 500 closed at a record as investors read the...
August 8, 2026
Global economy: S&P 500 slips 0.18% to 7,710, Dow falls 0.85% to 53,885, Nasdaq dips 0.06% to 26,348. Gold drops...
August 7, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street cools from records, gold jumps 5.03% to US$4,277.69, and Brazil’s Copom delivers a fourth straight Selic...
August 6, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street surged to a record close and the dollar held flat as investors weighed Fed policy, EM...
August 5, 2026
Global economy: The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,600, up 1.48%, as the dollar firmed ahead of a crucial...
August 4, 2026