Brazil’s Stock Market Holds Flat as It Steadies on Key Support
Brazil's Ibovespa edged up just 0.03% to 168,333 on June 19, holding a third straight calm session above key 166,000...
June 20, 2026Topic
Federal Reserve
The Economy Underneath the Noise: America’s Quiet Freeze
Past the Fed market drama, the real US signal was a frozen labor market and a stalled housing sector. The...
June 19, 2026
The Warsh Doctrine: A New Fed Chair Remakes the Institution
New Fed chair Kevin Warsh held rates but cut the statement to 130 words and dropped forward guidance. A central...
June 19, 2026
Bitcoin Keeps Sliding as Rates, Not Fear, Drive Crypto Lower
Bitcoin slipped below $63,000 on June 18 as Fed rate signals crushed crypto alongside gold and silver—even as a US-Iran...
June 19, 2026
Gold and Silver Keep Sliding as Rates, Not War, Drive the Metals
Gold eased to $4,210/oz and silver hit $65.70 as the Fed's higher-rate signal—not the US-Iran peace deal—drives the metals sell-off....
June 19, 2026 Brazil’s Stock Market Ends Flat as a Rate Cut Meets Global Caution
Brazil's Ibovespa ended flat at 168,277.55 on June 18 as a Selic cut to 14.25% met global caution after the...
June 19, 2026 Bitcoin Drops as the Fed Leans Toward Higher Rates
Bitcoin slid toward $63,000 on June 17 after the U.S. Fed signaled higher rates ahead, dragging crypto lower, even as...
June 18, 2026 Gold and Silver Tumble as the Fed Signals Higher Rates Ahead
Silver fell 3.08% to about US$67.89/oz and gold slid 1.65% after the Fed signaled possible rate hikes, sending the dollar...
June 18, 2026
Chile’s Stock Market Slips as the Fed Lifts the Dollar and Leans on Copper
Chile's IPSA fell 0.84% to 10,811.51 on June 17 as the U.S. Fed's higher-rates signal lifted the dollar and pressured...
June 18, 2026