Latin American Pulse for Monday, June 1, 2026
Now Published in Two Editions The Pulse Brief · The Pulse Dossier You’re reading the Brief — today’s hemisphere at a glance, free, every weekday. The Dossier is the full working document: an editor’s leader, a long-form deep dive on the week’s anchor story, the proprietary Country Risk Dashboard, Trade & Positioning views, data exhibits, […]
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, June 1, 2026
Key Points The Ibovespa fell a fifth straight day to 173,787, down 0.73% Friday, breaching the cloud floor intraday despite a Q1 GDP beat that did not stop the slide. USD/BRL closed Friday at 5.0361, the real holding 5.04 even as the index sold off — a notable divergence as month-end positioning closed. Brazil’s Q1 […]
Colombia’s Presidential Election Goes to a Runoff: De la Espriella Leads
Colombia’s presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Salvadores de la Patria movement, greets supporters as he arrives to vote with his wife Ana Lucia Pineda at a polling station during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Vanessa ROMERO/Getty Images Election night in Colombia delivered the surprise few pollsters had forecast. Far-right outsider Abelardo […]
Colombia Voters Head to the Polls for Presidential Elections: Cepeda, de la Espriella, and Valencia face off
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro casts his vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Bogota on May 31, 2026. Colombians head to the polls in a presidential election that will determine the conflict-ridden nation’s response to spiraling violence, either staying left and opting for dialogue or tacking right towards all-out war. Photo by […]
Sheinbaum Marks Two-Year Anniversary With CDMX Speech
IBOV 173,787 ▼ 0.73% IPSA 10,788 ▼ 1.00% IPC MEX 68,588 ▼ 0.40% MERVAL 3,166,407 ▲ 2.49% COLCAP 2,176.90 ▼ 0.26% BVL PERÚ 34,836.62 ▲ 0.71% USD/BRL 5.04 ▲ 0.13% USD/MXN 17.29 ▼ 0.32% USD/CLP 888.00 ▼ 0.41% USD/COP 3,666 ▲ 0.83% USD/PEN 3.40 ▼ 0.32% USD/ARS 1,409 ▼ 0.07% USD/UYU 40.13 ▲ 1.58% USD/PYG […]
Key Market Events for the Week of June 1–5, 2026
Rio Times Markets · The Week Ahead Week Overview US May nonfarm payrolls on Friday close a labor-market gauntlet that begins with ISM Manufacturing PMI on Monday, JOLTS on Tuesday, and the ADP–ISM Services double-header on Wednesday. After last week’s sticky 3.3% Core PCE, this is the dataset that decides whether June 16–17 FOMC stays […]
LatAm Pre-Open: U.S. Splits, Tech Bid, Argentine ADRs Explode
Key Facts The world’s verdict. Wall Street voted Tuesday for the first time in five days with a sharply split tape — S&P +0.61% to 7,519 led by NASDAQ +1.19% to 26,656, but the Dow lost 0.23% and VIX climbed 2.53% to 17.01, the rare combination of equity gains and rising volatility that signals hedge-building […]
Rodrigo Paz Warns Evo Morales His Days Are Numbered as Bolivia Protests Continue; ‘Justice is Coming’
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz speaks during a press conference after the government revoked decrees on direct contracting and the awarding of public works contracts, at the Casa Grande del Pueblo, the seat of the Government Palace, in La Paz, on April 6, 2026. Photo by Aizar RALDES/AFP via Getty Images Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz delivered […]
Notice: Melquias Vinicius Teles de Lima
IBOV 176,589 ▼ 0.43% IPSA 10,747 ▼ 0.73% IPC MEX 69,198 ▲ 1.37% MERVAL 2,924,356 ▲ 2.75% COLCAP 2,118 ▼ 0.22% BVL PERÚ 19,767 ▲ 0.37% USD/BRL 5.03 ▼ 0.04% USD/MXN 17.32 ▲ 0.05% USD/CLP 893.35 ▼ 0.24% USD/COP 3,663 ▲ 0.85% USD/PEN 3.41 ▲ 0.02% USD/ARS 1,410 ▼ 0.04% USD/UYU 40.01 ▲ 1.50% USD/PYG […]
Costa Rica Launches “Fuerza Élite” Security Task Force Against Organized Crime
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