Taiwan Mexico Exports Surge 233% on AI Boom
Taiwan Mexico exports soared 233% to US$35.94 billion in early 2026, driven by AI chips and nearshoring as firms dodge...
July 20, 2026Section
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G7 China Decoupling: What It Means for Latin America Trade
The G7's June 2026 commitment to diversify trade away from China, EU rare-earth legislation, and July US tariff deadlines are...
July 20, 2026
US–China Decoupling Redraws Latin America’s Strategic Map
As G7 nations move to decouple from China and the US weighs tariffs on Brazil over Pix and deforestation, Latin...
July 20, 2026
The Strait and the Salt Flats: How a Hormuz Crisis Is Redrawing Latin America’s Energy Map
Hormuz crisis fallout: as Iran squeezes the Strait of Hormuz and Asia scrambles for energy, the shock is rewiring Latin...
July 18, 2026
How the 2026 Energy Shock Is Rewiring Trade, Security and Opportunity for Latin America
From oil price surges to fertiliser crunches and a new Monroe Doctrine, the Iran war's shockwaves are rewiring Latin America's...
July 17, 2026
The Shock Absorber: Why Latin America Is Now the Fulcrum of a Shaken World Order
From a war in the Persian Gulf to a stalled fight against inflation and a three-way great-power contest, Latin America...
July 17, 2026
Latin America Caught in the New Cold War Over Trade and Minerals
As great-power competition intensifies into a 'new Cold War', Latin America emerges as a critical swing region where US, Chinese...
July 16, 2026
How the Hormuz Oil Crisis Drives Latin America’s Inflation
As US-Iran tensions around the Strait of Hormuz spike global oil prices and reprice inflation, Latin America sits at a...
July 16, 2026
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, 2026