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Mexico Fertilizer Tariffs Hit Chinese Ammonium Sulfate at US$149 a Tonne

Mexico Fertilizer Tariffs Hit Chinese Ammonium Sulfate at US$149 a Tonne

Mexico locked in a definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese ammonium sulfate days after China hit Mexican pecans, adding to a widening trade rift. The post Mexico Fertilizer Tariffs Hit Chinese Ammonium Sulfate at US$149 a Tonne appeared…

Petrobras Finds Oil on Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, off the Amapá Coast

Petrobras Finds Oil on Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, off the Amapá Coast

Petrobras confirmed hydrocarbons in the Morpho well off Amapá on 14 August 2026, its first find in the Foz do Amazonas basin, but says it is too soon to know if the deepwater oil is commercial. The post Petrobras Finds Oil on Brazil’s…

Brazil’s Jobless Rate Hits a Record Low While the Selic Falls

Brazil’s Jobless Rate Hits a Record Low While the Selic Falls

Brazil · ECONOMY Key Facts —The number: Brazilian unemployment fell to 5.4 percent in the second quarter, the lowest second quarter since the series began in 2012. —Where it came from: 6.1 percent in the first quarter and 5.8 percent a…

Argentina Starts Charging Foreigners for Hospital Care — Who Actually Pays

Argentina Starts Charging Foreigners for Hospital Care — Who Actually Pays

Argentina · HEALTHCARE Key Facts —What changed: Hospitals run by the Argentine national state began charging foreigners without permanent residency for non-urgent care. —The instrument: Resolution 1066/2026, signed by Health Minister Mario…

It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan

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It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan

They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice Recently, while traipsing from showroom to showroom in search of a used car for my growing clan, the iconic line from…

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Bloomberg

Mastercard Payments Being Declined in Australia, Bank Says

Some Mastercard card payments are being declined for Australian customers on Saturday afternoon because of a global issue, Commonwealth Bank of Australia said.

Bloomberg

Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 15, 2026

Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 15, 2026

Colombia's COLCAP rose 0.84% on August 14 while the peso firmed to 3,124 per dollar. Read the full session recap and what moved the market. The post Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 15, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .

Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 15, 2026

Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 15, 2026

Chile IPSA: chile's IPSA rose 0.39% on Friday, led by SQM and Copec, while the peso held near 914.50. Copper hit a record US$6.59/lb, lifting miners. The post Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 15, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times…

Agusto & Co Withdraws Geregu Power Rating After US$29 Million Bond Default

Agusto & Co Withdraws Geregu Power Rating After US$29 Million Bond Default

Nigeria · FINANCE Key Facts —The default: Geregu Power Plc missed its eighth semi-annual coupon and fourth scheduled principal repayment on its N40.09 billion Series 1 Senior Unsecured Bond in early August 2026. —The instrument: The bond…

Somdia Sells SOSUCAM Stake to Cameroonian Consortium With US$243 Million Plan

Somdia Sells SOSUCAM Stake to Cameroonian Consortium With US$243 Million Plan

Cameroon · DEALS Key Facts —The seller: Somdia, the agro-industrial arm of France’s Castel family group, is selling its entire 82% controlling stake in SOSUCAM. —The buyer: A five-member Cameroonian consortium including William Nkontchou…

Constitutional Court Blocks Shell’s Wild Coast Offshore Exploration Plan

Constitutional Court Blocks Shell’s Wild Coast Offshore Exploration Plan

South Africa · ENERGY Key Facts —Court ruling: The Constitutional Court ruled on 14 August 2026 that Shell’s Wild Coast offshore exploration cannot proceed, overturning a Supreme Court of Appeal lifeline. —Exploration right: Right 12/3/252…

China Pledges US$28 Million Grant to Nigeria as Ties Deepen

China Pledges US$28 Million Grant to Nigeria as Ties Deepen

Nigeria · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —Grant amount: China will provide RMB 200 million (about US$28 million) in grant assistance to Nigeria, worth roughly N40 billion at the Central Bank of Nigeria exchange rate. —Financing type: The funds are…