26+ min ago   (306+ words) S'o Paulo's IPC-Fipe, a closely watched cost-of-living gauge, slowed to a 0.35% rise in the second four-week reading of January. The first reading showed 0.39%. The cooler headline looks comforting. The composition tells a more complicated story. Transport costs accelerated to 1.36% from…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (329+ words) Banco Naci'n opened at 1,405 bid and 1,455 offer. A wholesale-style reference sat near 1,429. The blue dollar was about 1,4851,505. MEP was near 1,472.15 and CCL near 1,519.73. A separate "card" rate remained far higher at 1,891.50. Using the retail sell as the anchor, the blue…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (377+ words) Gold and silver reopened the week with a forceful message: markets still price safety faster than they price calm. Spot gold rose about 1.6% to around $4,666 an ounce and set a new record near $4,689. U.S. gold futures climbed to roughly $4,672. Silver jumped…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (283+ words) Argentina is trying to turn a budget result into a credibility reset. The Economy Ministry says 2025 ended in surplus, even after interest payments. The primary balance was 1.4% of GDP. The financial balance was 0.2% of GDP. In pesos, the ministry reports…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (358+ words) The dollar finished Friday a touch higher against the Brazilian real, closing near 5.3726 after trading roughly between 5.3650 and 5.3951. It was a modest move, but it came with a clear message: Brazil's domestic story is supportive, yet global dollar sentiment still…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (358+ words) Brazil's benchmark stock index stepped back from record territory on Friday as iron ore softness hit heavyweights and a strong domestic activity surprise revived the "rates stay high" debate. Investors kept one eye on Saturday's EU'Mercosur signing and another on…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (308+ words) Brazil's automakers ended 2025 with their best production level in six years, but the figures show how fragile demand becomes when credit stays expensive and imports keep gaining ground. Anfavea, the industry association, said vehicle output increased 3.5% last year to 2.64 million…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (327+ words) Argentina's Treasury passed its first big refinancing test of 2026 on January 14, renewing 98% of peso debt coming due that day through a local auction that raised 9.370574 trillion pesos, roughly $6.40 billion at the central bank's reference rate used for settlement (1,463.3168 pesos per…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (365+ words) There are economic turning points that show up first in markets and statistics. And then there are the quieter ones that show up in kitchens, buses, and checkout lines'when people stop bracing for the next bad surprise. Colombia's latest consumer…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (248+ words) On Tuesday, Brazil's finance minister delivered a number meant to soothe: the federal government, he said, likely closed 2025 with a primary deficit of about 0.1% of GDP. The National Treasury will publish the official result later this month, but the preview…...