Latin America

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US sends hundreds of troops to Latin America in drug fight

The United States is sending several hundred Army soldiers to Latin America to train and run exercises with local forces, a new step in the Pentagon's campaign against drug trafficking in the region, The New York Times reported on Wednesday,…

Report warns super El Niño threatens Latin American trade

Latin America faces mounting risks of supply chain disruption, lost commodity output and damaged infrastructure as a "super-strength" El Niño grows stronger into 2027. That is the warning in a report released Sept. 30 by risk data firm Verisk Maplecroft.…

Citi says Latin America faces best investment conditions in decades

Latin American equities are handily outperforming U.S. stocks this year, buoyed by a convergence of macroeconomic forces that one of the region's top economists says presents the best investment conditions in a generation.

LatAm currencies lead EM gains as oil nears $100

Latin American stocks and currencies edged higher on Tuesday as oil prices climbed toward $100 a barrel and copper hovered near record levels, lifting sentiment across the region's commodity-exporting economies. The gains came even as a fresh poll showed Brazil's…

Latin American oil exports surge as Hormuz crisis reshapes global trade

The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has turned Latin America into one of the biggest beneficiaries of a convulsion in global energy markets, with the region's top producers boosting output and exports as buyers rush to find alternatives to…

Latin America roots against Argentina ahead of World Cup final

As Argentina prepares to face Spain in Sunday's World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, fans across Latin America have broken from the tradition of continental solidarity and lined up behind the European side — turning…

LatAm currencies, stocks fall after Fed’s hawkish hold

Most Latin American currencies and stocks declined on Wednesday as investors digested hawkish policy cues from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which held interest rates steady but signaled the possibility of hikes ahead under new Chair Kevin Warsh.

Netflix begins filming Spanish Philip K. Dick series

Netflix has officially commenced production on "The Future Is Ours" ( El futuro es nuestro), marking the streaming giant's first Spanish-language adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel. The eight-episode dystopian series, based on Dick's 1956 science fiction work "The…