Latin America Caught Between Energy Shocks and a Fragmenting World
Brent crude surges on Strait of Hormuz tensions as the Fed holds rates steady. We analyse how energy shocks, a...
July 16, 2026From the Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Mumbai exchanges to the yuan, yen and rupee, Asia’s markets set the tone for global capital. The Rio Times tracks the indices, currencies, central-bank moves and capital flows across Asia-Pacific through an emerging-market lens – and what they mean for Latin American assets that rise and fall with Asian demand.
Brent crude surges on Strait of Hormuz tensions as the Fed holds rates steady. We analyse how energy shocks, a...
July 16, 2026
A Strait of Hormuz closure, India-Pakistan airstrikes and nuclear threats from North Korea are not just Asia's crisis. They signal...
July 15, 2026
Brent crude near US$79 on fresh Hormuz strikes is not a distant story. For Latin America, it means fuel inflation,...
July 13, 2026
South Korea jails a martial-law aide, the US guts its election board and Brazil keeps an ex-president jailed - a...
July 11, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 10 — Asia's July 10 news: Yoon Suk-yeol's sentence finalised, Guangxi floods trap thousands, Typhoon Bavi...
July 10, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 9: South Korea seals Yoon's sentence, oil surges as the Iran ceasefire collapses, and a super...
July 9, 2026
The US-Iran ceasefire collapse and Iran's Strait of Hormuz threat push Brent to $78, jolting Asia, Europe and Latin America...
July 9, 2026
The Iran ceasefire's collapse and tanker strikes near Hormuz spiked oil and cut IMF growth to 3% - but the...
July 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Korea's market crashes on chip fears, US strikes on Iran lift oil, Japan's beef bowl costs...
July 8, 2026