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Brazil's Audit Court Flags 90% of Lawmaker "Pix" Transfers
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (284+ words) The finding: Brazil's Federal Accounts Court (TCU), in coordination with 28 state and municipal accounts tribunals, found irregularities or fragilities in more than 90% of the 125 "Pix amendment" transfers it audited, totalling R$497 million ($90 million) channelled from federal lawmakers to states and…...
Brazil's 4 Biggest Banks Raise Loan Provisions 33% to $8. 9 B
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (236+ words) The macro context worsened during Q1. The outbreak of war in the Middle East and the resulting jump in oil prices to nearly $110 per barrel have delayed expected Selic rate cuts by the Brazilian Central Bank, extending the high-rate environment that…...
Bitcoin Slides Under $77, 000 as Oil Shock and Treasury Yields Hit Risk Assets
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (268+ words) Largest live moves in this report universe Live cross-market prices, session ranges and volume update through the day, giving each report a richer read on the instruments that matter most for the session. Bitcoin slid to $76, 711 Monday morning on Bitstamp…...
Brazil's Margem Equatorial Could Rival Pre-Salt, Says BNDES Chief
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (259+ words) The Margem Equatorial spans approximately 560, 000 square kilometres along the Brazilian coast between Amap" and Rio Grande do Norte. It comprises five offshore basins: Foz do Amazonas, Par"-Maranh'o, Cear", Barreirinhas, and Potiguar. Brazil's Empresa de Pesquisa Energ'tica (EPE) estimates the…...
Lat Am Pre-Open: NY-Listed ADRs Tell Brazil to Gap Down
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (549+ words) Bolsa Mexicana de Valores GAP is trading at 413. 32 today; the session move is -1. 41%. The peer strip below gives the immediate market context. Largest live moves in this report universe Live cross-market prices, session ranges and volume update through the day,…...
Brazil's Financial Morning Call for Monday, May 18, 2026
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (240+ words) Largest live moves in this report universe Live cross-market prices, session ranges and volume update through the day, giving each report a richer read on the instruments that matter most for the session. S&P "1. 2% " Ibovespa Intraday 175 K " BRL R…...
Latin American Pulse for Monday, May 18, 2026
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (1093+ words) Bolivia state-force operation in El Alto, 47 detained; Havengate fund named in Vorcaro probe. Weekend intelligence for global allocators. The post Latin American Pulse for Monday, May 18, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times. Latin American Pulse for Monday, May 18, 2026 Bolivia state-force…...
Venezuela Deports Maduro's Top Financier Alex Saab to the U. S.
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (461+ words) The handover: Venezuela's migration agency SAIME confirmed on Saturday May 16 the deportation of Alex Naim Saab Mor'n, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman long described by US officials as Nicol's Maduro's principal financial operator. The flight: A Gulfstream jet with US registration N550 GA…...
Cuba Accepts $100 Million US Aid Offer as Russian Oil Runs Out
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (542+ words) The acceptance: Cuban president Miguel D'az-Canel said Thursday May 14 that his government will accept the US offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid, after foreign minister Bruno Rodr'guez had dismissed the offer 48 hours earlier as a "fable." The energy collapse: The…...
Key Market Events for the Week of May 1822, 2026
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (415+ words) Flash PMIs on Thursday deliver the first May readings across the US (cons. Manufacturing 53. 6, Services 51. 1), Eurozone (cons. Manufacturing 51. 8, Services 47. 7), and UK (cons. Manufacturing 53. 0, Services 51. 7). UK April CPI (Wednesday, cons. 3. 0% Yo Y vs. 3. 3%) is expected to ease significantly. Colombia closed Monday…...