South America
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:39:00 GMTBrazilian industry estimates nearly half its US exports will face additional tariffs
Some 48.7% of Brazilian exports bound for the United States will be subject to some form of additional tariff following the entry into force of the new forced-labor levy, according to a study by the National Confederation of In...
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:22:00 GMTGoldman Sachs cuts Argentina's growth forecast to 2.7% and looks ahead to the elections
Goldman Sachs lowered its growth forecast for Argentina's economy in 2026 from 3% to 2.7% and anticipated a possible contraction in activity during the second quarter, according to a report by the bank. The institution also sai...
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:14:00 GMTNew US tariff scheme expands Argentine zero-duty lines to 2,212
The new US tariff scheme that took effect on Friday raised to 2,212 the number of Argentine tariff lines that can enter the US market at a 0% rate. To the 1,675 lines already covered by the Reciprocal Trade and Investment Agree...
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:10:00 GMTUruguay: nearly half of those polled say the government is falling short of expectations
For 49% of Uruguayans surveyed, Yamandú Orsi's government is performing below the expectations they held at the start of the administration, according to the latest poll by the consultancy Factum, covering the third two-month ...
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:06:00 GMTTrump jokes about a third term at correspondents' dinner, three months after the attack
US President Donald Trump joked about the possibility of seeking a third term during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, held on Friday in Washington. Toward the end of his roughly ho...
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:05:00 GMTUruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff as its foreign ministry weighs the implications
Uruguay was placed in the highest band of the new US tariff scheme, with an additional 12.5% levy on its exports to the United States, for not having an explicit ban on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measur...
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMTSix candidates to lead the UN debate in the General Assembly with no clear front-runner
The six contenders to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations set out their proposals on Thursday in a debate held in the General Assembly Hall, a week before the formal start of the selection process. For n...
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:48:00 GMTFamily of murdered journalist urges Paraguay to comply with Inter-American Court ruling
The widow and children of Paraguayan journalist Santiago Leguizamón, murdered in 1991, have called on the state to fully comply with the ruling in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Paraguay responsible for f...
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:37:00 GMTWorld Bank estimates $19.6 billion in earthquake damage in Venezuela
The twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 caused an estimated $19.6 billion in direct physical damage, according to a preliminary assessment published on Thursday by the World Bank. The figure is equivalent...
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:33:00 GMTUS rebuilds its tariff wall with forced-labor levies on 60 economies
The United States imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, which together account for about 99% of its imports, over what the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) described as their failure to ad...