Mexico New-Car Sales Hit a Record High in May, Up 4.9%
Mexico new-car sales hit a record for May, up 4.9% on a year earlier, as Chinese brands kept gaining ground...
June 4, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Mexico Investment Falls a 19th Month as Capex Confidence Cracks
Mexico's fixed investment fell for a 19th straight month, deepening a capex slump that contrasts with record FDI and clouds...
June 4, 2026
Copper Nears $14,000 as Aluminum Hits a Four-Year High
Copper is closing in on $14,000 a ton and aluminum hit a four-year high on supply fears and a looming...
June 4, 2026
Goldman Sachs Names Its Favorite Latin American Currencies
Goldman Sachs has named its favorite Latin American currencies, backing select emerging-market trades even as trade tensions cloud the regional...
June 4, 2026
Latin America Lags as World’s Millionaire Count Hits a Record
The world's millionaire count hit a record 25.3 million in 2025, but Latin America lagged the global wealth boom as...
June 4, 2026
Brazil Could Face Stacked U.S. Tariffs of Up to 37.5%, Group Warns
Two separate U.S. trade actions, each significant on its own, could combine into one of the steepest tariff walls Brazil...
June 4, 2026
U.S. Share of Brazil Exports Falls as May Trade Surplus Beats Forecast
Brazil's trade numbers looked strong on the surface in May. Underneath, they told a story of a country steadily selling...
June 4, 2026
Petrobras Cuts Diesel Prices 9.6% as Global Oil Prices Ease
Brazil's state-controlled oil company has cut the price of diesel it sells to distributors by nearly a tenth, a move...
June 4, 2026
Brazil’s First-Quarter Rebound Clouds the Path for Rate Cuts
Brazil's economy rebounded at the start of the year on the back of resilient household spending, a strength that paradoxically...
June 4, 2026