Argentine peso hits record low in black market as economy creaks
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s peso currency sank in widely used parallel markets on Thursday, hitting a…
Latin America
Salvadoran spreads tighten on IMF deal bets, bonds remain distressed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Salvadoran bond spreads narrowed on Wednesday to their tightest since December 2021 in a rally triggered…
Brazil’s government takes measures to boost consumer and capital market credit
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government announced a package of 13 measures on Thursday to ease consumer access to credit and…
Brazil’s credit package paves the way for capital market the size of the banking market -official
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Secretary of Economic Reforms Marcos Barbosa said on Thursday that the credit package announced by the…
Mexico state-run lithium company analyzing geothermal extraction
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s state-run lithium company is examining a geothermal extraction method of the white…
Usiminas posts Q1 profit beat but sees lower steel sales ahead
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Usiminas expects its steel sales to slip in the second quarter from a year earlier, it…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to address Mexican lawmakers on Thursday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address Mexican lawmakers on Thursday by video, the lower house of Congress…
Soccer-Eight healthcare workers face trial over Maradona’s death – reports
(Reuters) – Eight healthcare workers will go on trial over the death of Diego Maradona after being charged with “homicide…
Costa Rica president gets tougher on security as crime soars
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s president on Wednesday presented a set of security measures in response to surging crime…
Toyota to invest $338 million in new hybrid, flex car in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it will invest 1.7 billion reais ($337.68 million) to manufacture a…