Exxon Signs Preliminary Venezuela Oil Pact
Exxon signed a non-binding memorandum with PDVSA to explore Venezuela oil on 9 November, its first formal step back after nearly two decades.
US Stocks Jump 2.3% as Fear Gauge Falls 22%
Costa Rica Spares Chaves in Landfill Row
Costa Rica Judge Says Vote Was Coerced
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Colombia’s Uribe Rejects Alliance With Petro
Colombia’s ex-president Álvaro Uribe says “never” to an alliance with Gustavo Petro, who proposed one in Medellín to...
Brazil Awaits Rate Minutes After Stocks Jump 2.2%
Brazil pre-market: Copom minutes, a dollar near six-month highs and US inflation data shape the open on 10...
Oil Fund Falls 3.9% as War Premium Drains
Oil fell 3.87% on Monday as traders sold war risk and Wall Street rallied. Petrobras has lost 27.81%...
Mexico Stocks Rise 1.0% as Peso Firms
The Mexico stock market closed at 72,105, up 1.00%, a 12-month high, as the peso firmed and Wall...
Gold Fund Rises 1.9% as Silver Fund Gains 2.7%
Gold and silver funds rose on 9 November as a weaker dollar and a Wall Street rally eased...
Vale Shares Rise 3.3% as Iron Ore Names Rebound
Vale's New York shares rose for a fourth session as markets cheered and the dollar eased, but iron...
Brazil Stocks Jump 2.2% on Wall Street Rally
The Brazil stock market rose 2.22% as Wall Street rallied and fear eased, but the real stayed weak...
Wheat Slides to Six-Month Low on Big US Harvest
Wheat closed Monday at its lowest in at least six months as a heavy US harvest and Brazil's...
Gerdau Rises 4.6% as Latin American Steel Rallies
Gerdau and Ternium jumped on Monday 9 November 2026 as markets rallied, while CSN fell. Chinese imports, tariffs...
Nexa Rises 5.6% as Zinc Miners Rebound
Nexa Resources and Buenaventura, the stock-market proxies for zinc, rebounded on Monday, November 9, 2026 as a weaker...
Lithium Miners Fund Rises 0.7%, Stays 33% Below Peak
Lithium miners' ETF rose on a risk-on Monday, yet Albemarle and SQM slipped as China's lithium price kept...
Copper Fund Rises 2.0% as Miners Jump
Copper tracker rebounded 2.0% after its worst week since March as miners jumped, though the fund is still...
Colombian Peso Slips to 3,269 per Dollar
The Colombian peso weakened as the dollar closed at 3,269 pesos on 9 November, with oil lower despite...
Chile Stocks Rise 0.5% as Peso Gains 1%
Chile stock market: the IPSA index rose 0.50% to 10,590 while the peso strengthened to 967.23 per dollar...
Colombian Air Raids Kill Four, Capture Six
Colombia's military bombed three rebel camps near Tibú on 9 November, killing four and capturing six. What it...
Brazil Stocks Rebound 2.2%, Real Stays Weak
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 2.22% to 172,236 on 9 November, but the dollar held near R$5.50 and stocks remain...
Keystone Oil Pipeline Returns to US-Canada Trade Talks
The Keystone XL pipeline is back in US and Canada tariff talks, and a proposed 550,000 bpd line...
China’s Trade Surplus and Latin American Exporters
China trade surplus is forecast at $125.8 billion for October, down from $133.53 billion, a test of demand...
What to Do in São Paulo in November 2026
What to do in São Paulo in November 2026: Sepultura's farewell at Suhai Music Hall, Formula 1 at Interlagos, live shows and three holidays.
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What to Do in Cuenca in November 2026
Martin Garrix plays Cuenca on 14 November, with free salsa on 19 November, a Fito Páez tribute and...
What to Do in Panama City in November 2026: Metal, Marathon and the Christmas Lights
Panama City in November 2026: the 50th marathon on 15 Nov, a Soda Stereo tribute on 18 Nov...
What to Do in Córdoba in November 2026
Córdoba in November 2026: Pope Leo XIV says Mass on 10 Nov, Argentina host Costa Rica on 17...
Cost of Living in the Bahamas in 2026
Cost of living in Bahamas: prices rose 3.1% in the year to March 2026, VAT fell to 10%...
Latin American Teams in the November 2026 FIFA Window
Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and more play 12 to 17 November. See FIFA window November 2026 dates,...
Brazil History Explained, From Origins to 2026
Brazil history from Indigenous peoples to Lula’s 25 October 2026 runoff win: slavery, dictatorship, democracy and what it...
How to Move to Puerto Rico in 2026
US citizens need no visa to move to Puerto Rico. See the 183-day residency test, Act 60 changes...
Who Dominates Nicaragua, Elites and Regions Explained
Who dominates Nicaragua? Ortega and Murillo, the army, exiles and US sanctions explained, with what it means for...
What to Do in Rio de Janeiro in November
What to do in Rio in November 2026: Turandot from 13 November, Gilberto Gil, Pride on 22 November,...
Aeroméxico to Fly to Nashville, New Orleans
Aeroméxico will fly Mexico City to Nashville from 13 June 2027, New Orleans from 17 June and San...
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Plan for Blue Note Tuesday
São Paulo nightlife for Monday, 9 November 2026: no confirmed show tonight, and Blue Note SP on Avenida...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight: Hayley Williams in Barra
Rio nightlife for Monday, 9 November 2026: Hayley Williams at Qualistage in Barra da Tijuca, plus a live...
Peru Regions and Provinces Explained
Peru regions explained: 24 departments plus Callao, why Lima has no governor, the mining canon and the 6...
Cost of Living in Puerto Rico in 2026
Cost of living in Puerto Rico: a single person in San Juan needs about US$2,900 to US$3,500 a...
Ecuador Local Elections and Electoral System Explained
Ecuador elections on 29 November 2026 fill mayors, prefects and councils. Who must vote, the US$48.20 fine, when...
São Paulo Daily Brief
São Paulo Daily Brief for Monday 9 November: what is open today, the metro fare and rodízio plates,...
Argentina Banking and Currency Explained
Argentina's official rate was 1,545.50 pesos per US$ on 5 November 2026. A guide to the peso, BCRA,...
Ecuador’s Role in Latin America Explained
Ecuador's role in Latin America explained: dollar economy, shrimp and oil, gangs, US ties and the 29 November...
What to Do in Hurghada in November 2026
El Gouna Half Marathon on 21 November, late entry about US$42, plus weekly hotel evenings and what we could not confirm for Hurghada.
What to Do in Mombasa in November 2026
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Namibia earthquake: a magnitude 5.1 quake hit near Kamanjab, the second in 17 days, a gateway town for...
Chagos Court Ruling Due on Islanders’ Rights
The BIOT Court of Appeal rules on Thursday 12 November on Chagossians' right to stay on Ile du...
World Bank Urges Kenya to Retire Costly Debt
The World Bank urged Kenya to use part of its infrastructure fund to pay off costly debt, as...
Kenya Treasury Would Give Up Bank Rate Veto
Kenya’s Treasury chief backs giving the central bank power over bank rate changes. What Section 44 means for...
Gambia’s President to File for Third Term
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow is due to file for a third term on 10 November. See who else...
Ghana Students Protest Hostel Fee Rise
University of Ghana’s UGEL hostel fees rise 15% for 2026/27 as students protest on 9 November and demand...
Nigeria Speaker Presses State Oil Firm
Nigeria's Speaker Abbas told NNPC Ltd on 9 November 2026 that commercial freedom under the oil law must...
Cost of Living in Tanzania for Expats
Cost of living in Tanzania: the shilling is 2,642.50 per US$1 and inflation 4.2%. Rent, school fees, buses...
Cost of Living in Ethiopia for Expats
Cost of living in Ethiopia for expats: Addis Ababa rents from US$700, birr near 161 per US$, inflation...
Libya’s PM Meets UN Envoy on Election Talks
Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah met UN envoy Hanna Tetteh on 8 November 2026 to review the UN-backed...
Nigeria’s Access Holdings Weighs Market Exit
Access Holdings, a major Nigerian bank group, may exit one foreign market to meet a 10% central bank...
Why 50,000 People Strain Moyale on Kenya’s Ethiopia Border
The Moyale border between Kenya and Ethiopia is under strain, with about 50,000 people displaced by fighting, according...
Tunisia’s President Says Fires Were Planned
Tunisia's president says this summer's fires and water cuts were planned, citing unnamed admissions. No suspects or evidence...
Togo Opposition Calls Nationwide Shutdown
Togo's opposition urges a nationwide work stoppage on Friday 20 November 2026, citing power cuts, prices and a...
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for November 9: ANC at 31.9% in local polls, Egypt rail crash kills 7, 21...
Sudan Opposition Warns Egypt on Gold Miners
Sudan's anti-war coalition warned Egypt on 9 November against attacking gold miners, alleging air strikes. Egypt has not...
Somali Ex-Premier Alleges Soldier Pay Cuts
Former Somali prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire alleged nearly 10,000 soldiers were cut from the payroll. The government...
Angola Parliament Opens 2027 Budget Debate
Angola’s parliament begins reviewing a 37.34 trillion kwanza (about US$41 billion) 2027 budget on 9 November, with a...
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