IBOV 171,906.72 ▲ 0.51% IPSA 11,537.98 ▲ 1.76% IPC MEX 65,770.85 ▲ 0.06% MERVAL 2,995,129 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,510.72 ▲ 2.09% BVL PERÚ 60,222.25 ▼ 0.17% USD/BRL5.15▼ 0.11% USD/MXN16.94▼ 0.03% USD/CLP909.37▼ 0.38% USD/COP3,070▲ 0.85% USD/PEN3.35▼ 0.07% USD/ARS1,510▲ 0.03% USD/UYU40.18▼ 0.03% USD/PYG5,989▼ 0.11% USD/BOB11.47▲ 0.68% USD/DOP58.32▲ 0.60% USD/CRC447.25▲ 0.82% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.02% USD/HNL26.82▲ 0.02% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.58% USD/VES783.11▲ 0.53% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.73▲ 1.03% EUR/BRL6.00▲ 0.14% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 171,906.72 ▲ 0.51% IPSA 11,537.98 ▲ 1.76% IPC MEX 65,770.85 ▲ 0.06% MERVAL 2,995,129 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,510.72 ▲ 2.09% BVL PERÚ 60,222.25 ▼ 0.17% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Latin America news in English — markets, companies, politics, and daily life across the region and the Caribbean, tracked every day by The Rio Times.

The Rio Times covers Latin America news in English every day: markets and companies, politics and policy, energy, mining, agribusiness, and daily life from Mexico to Patagonia. Our country desks follow the region's biggest stories — Brazil's economy, Argentina's reforms, Mexico's nearshoring boom, Venezuela's oil revival — plus the smaller markets others skip, from Paraguay's soy economy to Uruguay's tech sector. This page is the regional front door: the latest news from every Latin American country we cover, updated daily, with guides for expats, investors, and anyone doing business in the region. Independent, on-the-ground, and always in English.

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Rawayana in Buenos Aires: Tini Joined the Second Night

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IBOV
171,906.72 +0.51%
IPC MEX
65,770.85 +0.06%
MERVAL
2,995,129 +0.00%
IPSA
11,537.98 +1.76%
COLCAP
2,510.72 +2.09%
Companies tracked
1650
Reports on file
10,578

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Three Continents, One Harvest: The Soft-Commodity Squeeze Latin America Can’t Ignore

The soft-commodity squeeze from Europe, Asia, and Africa hits Latin America with both risk and opportunity....

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The Soybean Arithmetic: Why Brazil’s 73.6% and China’s US Pledge Can’t Both Hold

The Soybean Arithmetic: Brazil's 73.6% share of China's imports faces a test from a U.S. pledge,...

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Guyana’s Kurupung Uranium Plan Runs Into Indigenous Opposition

A Canadian firm's Kurupung uranium project in Guyana's Region Seven faces Indigenous opposition over consultation as...

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Brazil Banks Admit Credit Overreach, Owe Mea Culpa

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ExxonMobil Guyana uses AI and trains 60 teachers in STEM

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Statkraft Chile Fills Los Lagos Reservoir, Eyes 2027 Start

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25 August 2026
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Dominican Republic Growth to Outpace Latin America, ECLAC Says

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Honduras Energy Reform Faces 15-Day Deadline in Congress

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IDB and Japan Expand Latin America Financing to US$14 Billion

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