South America
South America
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:07:00 GMTExperts say BR privatization weakened Brazil’s ability to contain fuel prices
According to a report by Agência Brasil, industry specialists and oil-sector groups say what they describe as abusive fuel price increases in Brazil are not explained by international volatility alone. The report cites cases o...
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:03:00 GMTU.S. again backs Argentina in YPF case, urging halt to “intrusive” discovery
The U.S. government has filed a new memorandum before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York backing Argentina’s request to suspend post-judgment discovery in the YPF expropriation case. Argentina’s Treasury Solici...
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMTBolsonaro moved to intensive care with bronchopneumonia as family renews house arrest plea
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted on Friday to the intensive care unit of Brasília’s DF Star hospital after being transferred from prison with high fever, low oxygen saturation, sweating and chills. The ...
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:54:00 GMTGlobal volatility hits Argentine assets as country risk edges back toward 600 points
Argentine assets ended the week under pressure, pulled lower by international volatility linked to the Middle East war, in a session marked by falling stocks and bonds, a higher country risk index and renewed oil-driven pressur...
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:26:00 GMTCuba confirms talks with the United States amid its deepest energy crisis in years
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Friday that his government has recently held talks with U.S. officials, the first public acknowledgment of such bilateral contacts in more than a decade, as the island faces a severe f...