IBOV 166,934.20 ▼ 0.10% IPSA 11,042.67 ▲ 0.39% IPC MEX 64,397.45 ▼ 0.66% MERVAL 2,947,349 ▼ 1.77% COLCAP 2,452.46 ▲ 0.84% BVL PERÚ 58,104.31 ▲ 0.40% USD/BRL5.21▼ 0.01% USD/MXN17.02▼ 0.01% USD/CLP914.45▼ 0.02% USD/COP3,141▲ 0.56% USD/PEN3.37▼ 0.21% USD/ARS1,488▼ 0.28% USD/UYU40.33▲ 1.98% USD/PYG5,984▲ 2.11% USD/BOB11.54▼ 0.18% USD/DOP58.45▲ 0.55% USD/CRC446.12▲ 2.03% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.25% USD/HNL26.79▲ 1.50% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.63% USD/VES769.14▼ 0.32% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.70▲ 0.66% EUR/BRL6.05▲ 1.03% 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 166,934.20 ▼ 0.10% IPSA 11,042.67 ▲ 0.39% IPC MEX 64,397.45 ▼ 0.66% MERVAL 2,947,349 ▼ 1.77% COLCAP 2,452.46 ▲ 0.84% BVL PERÚ 58,104.31 ▲ 0.40% 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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Middle East

Al-Safa Palace in Makkah

Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Binds Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement commits Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to treat an attack on one as an attack...

The sprawling skyline of Cairo, Egypt, where more than 90 per cent of the population lives along the Nile Valley on just 5 per cent of the country's land.

Africa & Latin America

North Africa’s $104.9B Gap: What Latin America Learned

North Africa beat global poverty-reduction targets but now faces a US$104.9 billion financing gap. The region's strain offers Latin America...

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How a Distant War and Trump’s Tariffs Are Re-Pricing Latin America’s Daily Life

From Rio's fuel pumps to Brazil's trade retaliation, the US-Iran conflict and new American tariffs are redrawing Latin America's economic...

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait between Africa and Arabia, seen from orbit

Bab el-Mandeb: US, China Forces Guard Oil Chokepoint

At Bab el-Mandeb, rival powers packed into Djibouti share an interest in an open strait but cannot defend it together...

A US Coast Guard vessel interdicting a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, representing the new security perimeter drawing Latin America into global conflict risk.

US Strikes on Venezuela Drug Boats Risk Wider Clash

For the first time, Latin American conflicts sit alongside Ukraine and the Middle East in global risk assessments. From potential...

A container ship docked at the port of Santos, Brazil, its cargo silhouetted against the morning sky as global trade disruptions reshape Latin America's economic future.

US Tariffs and Shipping Chaos Squeeze Latin America’s Trade

From US tariffs on Brazil to EU-China tensions and Hormuz shipping chaos, Latin America sits at the centre of a...

A tanker navigating the narrow Strait of Hormuz with Iranian naval vessels in the distance, as global oil prices surge past $90 per barrel.

Smoke Over the Strait: How the US-Iran War Is Hitting Latin America’s Wallets and Strategic Position

As US-Iran strikes escalate around the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear sites, $90 oil and a strong dollar threaten Latin...

Massive cooling towers at a data centre glow against a twilight sky, symbolising the voracious electricity demand of the AI boom that is straining power grids from the Middle East to Latin America.

AI and Heatwaves Strain Latin America’s Power Grids

Record-breaking global heatwaves and the AI data-centre boom are pushing electricity grids to breaking point. As the Middle East and...

An oil tanker navigating the narrow Strait of Hormuz, the choke-point whose 2026 closure rewired Latin America's trade and security.

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...