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Chile lithium mine production was 19.4 percent of world output in 2025, down from about 26 percent in 2020. Australia and China are growing faster, while Chile's own tonnes are still rising. The post Chile Lithium Share Falls to 19.4 Percent as Rivals Grow appeared first on The Rio Times.

LATIN AMERICA · MONEY Key Facts —The dates The US Federal Reserve’s FOMC and Brazil’s Copom both meet on 15–16 September 2026 — two decisions in the same two days. —The bets B3 options put roughly 95% probability on a 0.25-point Selic cut to 13.75%; a hold gets about 3.5%. Economists expect the Fed to […] The post Fed and Copom on the Same Two Days: What This Week’s Decisions Mean for Expat Money appeared first on The Rio Times.

LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide — Monday, September 14, 2026 The Short Version In short: Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for Monday, September 14. The dollar firmed across the region at the Monday reopen as two central-bank decisions approach. Chile’s peso weakened to 940.91 per dollar — the dollar’s firmest level in […] The post LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Monday, September 14, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region. Sarwar, 25, is one of an estimated half a million migrant workers who stream into the Himalayan region each year, forming the backbone of an economy increasingly reliant on labour from some of India’s poorest states. The dependence has endured despite decades of insurgency and a series of militant attacks that have...

Some investors are snapping up New Zealand bonds, betting sluggish economic growth will keep the central bank cautious on interest-rate hikes and extend the debt’s outperformance over global peers.

Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan will not change the capitalist system and instead fully exploit its advantages to map the city’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said. In an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post on Monday, the city leader also stressed that the blueprint, in focusing on the economy, would ultimately “enable citizens to flourish” by creating employment opportunities and upward mobility. Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first-ever...

The bond selloff has driven a key Treasury yield to the verge of 5%, worsening angst from Wall Street to Washington about the higher borrowing costs hitting the US economy.

The latest declaration also carried forward most of the economic issues raised during the last Summit in Rio, including concerns about trade restrictions and unilateral measures, trade in local currencies, and the need for reforms in various multilateral institutions

Petrol prices jumped 3.9 percent month-to-month, accounting for one-third of the overall inflation increase in August.

Even Republicans are souring on the economy.

Rio Times · USA & Canada Intelligence Brief September 11, 2026 USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 Key Facts The print. US consumer prices rose 0.4 per cent month-on-month in August and 3.4 per cent year-on-year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported at 8:30 on Friday — headline figures matching what forecasters had pencilled in. The nuance. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, rose 0.3 per cent on the month against a 0.2 per cent consensus expectation, though its yearly rate cooled to 2.4 per cent from 2.5 per cent — in line, but warmer underneath than the headline admits. The driver. Gasoline rose 3.9 per cent in August and accounted for more than a third of the monthly increase; energy is up 16.3 per cent over the year and fuel oil 52 per cent, the Gulf disruption written into American pump p The post USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 11, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The dollar oscillated Friday after a key gauge of US consumer prices rose by more than expected pushing traders to add to bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week.

Argentina · Economy Key Facts —The headline. Argentina’s consumer prices rose 1.7% in August, the statistics agency INDEC reported on September 10 — the lowest monthly reading since June 2025 and the lowest for an August since 2017. —The big picture. Annual inflation eased to 33.5%, and prices are up 21.3% so far this year. […] The post Argentina Inflation Falls to 1.7 Percent, Lowest in 14 Months appeared first on The Rio Times.

In the windswept village of Doonbeg on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, Donald Trump is less polarising US president and more golf resort owner credited with bringing jobs and money to a remote corner of the country. Trump arrives in Ireland on Saturday for a two-day visit, stopping for a few hours in Dublin before heading west to his Trump International Golf Links, where the Irish Open began Thursday. The tournament is set to draw up to 75,000 spectators to the links course, set among towering dunes...

Camille de Courcel, head of developed markets rates strategy at BNP Paribas, discusses the outlook for Treasury yields ahead of today's US inflation data and next week's Federal Reserve decision. "I think he's [Fed Chair Kevin Warsh] seen that the July FOMC meeting did not look credible enough for the market," de Courcel tells Bloomberg Television. "He really sees that window of opportunity to show credible and suggest that there will be hikes. So if you don't deliver on that, you can run into a a vicious circle." (Source: Bloomberg)

Diesel prices rose above $6 a gallon for the first time ever, raising the risk of further energy-driven inflation just ahead of peak demand season for the fuel.

Employees of all cadres march from the Ananda Gajapathi auditorium to Fort Junction on the United Forum of Bank Unions’ call; the coordination committee says managements have ignored the five-day demand and asks that performance-linked incentives cover all staff

Nagoya, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. is planning to withdraw its application to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, following a data cherry-picking scandal, it was learned Friday. Regarding the scandal, Chubu Electric said the same day that it had received a report from an investigative committee o...

Speaking at the inaugural session of the BRICS Business Forum 2026, the Union Commerce Minister highlighted that BRICS cooperation would create jobs, wealth and prosperity for countries that represent half of the global population and 40% of the global GDP

New Gaceta Oficial rules let Cuba's private businesses accept cash in US dollars and euros, deposit it in their own foreign-currency accounts and keep 80 percent — partial dollarisation by decree. The post Cuba Lets Private Businesses Charge Customers in US Dollar Cash appeared first on The Rio Times.

Angola · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —What happened Angolan President João Lourenço received a Brazilian business delegation led by LIDE founder João Doria at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on 13 August 2026. —The focus Talks centred on agribusiness investment, especially animal protein, to cut Angola’s dependence on food imports. —The invitation Lourenço accepted an invitation […] The post João Lourenço Receives Brazilian Business Delegation in Luanda appeared first on The Rio Times.

Namibia · AGRICULTURE Key Facts —What happened SDG Namibia One committed up to US$3.6 million in development funding for the Dâures Green Fertiliser Project in the Erongo Region. —How big The total development budget is about US$7.07 million, with SDG Namibia One acting as co-developer alongside Enersense Energy Namibia. —The target The project aims to […] The post Namibia Secures US$3.6 Million for Green Fertiliser Project appeared first on The Rio Times.

Senegal · BUSINESS Key Facts —What happened President Bassirou Diomaye Faye removed Ngouda Mboup as chairman of the Autonomous Port of Dakar on 10 September 2026. —Who replaced him Abdoul Hamid Sy was named the new chairman of the board in the same Council of Ministers communiqué. —Why it matters About 95 percent of Senegal’s […] The post Senegal Ousts Autonomous Port of Dakar Chairman Ngouda Mboup appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Pressionado pelos juros altos e pela desaceleração da economia, o faturamento da indústria de transformação recuou 2% em julho, na comparação com junho, segundo dados divulgados nesta quinta-feira (10) pela Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI). No acumulado dos sete primeiros meses de 2026, o indicador registra queda de 0,5% em relação ao mesmo período do ano passado. Apesar da retração no faturamento, os demais indicadores apresentaram pouca variação no mês, sinalizando estabilidade no desempenho do setor. Notícias relacionadas:Produção da indústria brasileira cai 1,8% de maio para junho.“O destaque nesse mês fica por conta do faturamento: houve queda de 2% na comparação com junho. O quadro geral não muda muito em relação ao mês anterior, até porque a maior parte dos indicadores teve uma variação muito pequena”, afirmou em nota Marcelo Azevedo, gerente de Análise Econômica da CNI. Os principais números são: •    Faturamento: -2% em julho; -0,5% no acumulado do ano; •    Emprego: +0,2% em julho; -0,6% no ano; •    Massa salarial: +0,2% em julho; +0,6% no ano; •    Rendimento médio: estabilidade em julho; +1,2% no ano. Produção estável O percentual de horas trabalhadas na produção aumentou 0,2% em julho, ante junho. A Utilização da Capacidade Instalada (UCI) passou de 77,3% para 77,4%, alta de 0,1 ponto percentual. No acumulado de janeiro a julho, porém, os indicadores apresentam resultados negativos: •    Horas trabalhadas: queda de 1% ante os sete primeiros meses de 2025; •    Utilização da capacidade: recuo de 0,8 ponto percentual; •    Faturamento: baixa de 0,5% no período. Para a CNI, o resultado reforça o quadro de desaquecimento da atividade industrial observado ao longo do ano. Juros afetam demanda Segundo Marcelo Azevedo, a combinação entre juros elevados e maior endividamento das famílias tem contribuído para reduzir a demanda por produtos industriais. “A elevação da taxa de juros e o endividamento das famílias vêm diminuindo a demanda por bens industriais de uma forma geral.” De acordo com o gerente da CNI, esse movimento se reflete na redução das horas trabalhadas, do faturamento e da utilização da capacidade instalada, com impactos também sobre o emprego. Azevedo destacou ainda que a comparação anual ocorre com um período em que a indústria apresentava demanda mais aquecida.  

Brazil's services volume was flat for a second straight month in July, IBGE reported, rising just 0.9% year-on-year — new ammunition for the rate-cut camp. The post Brazil Services Sector Stalls in July as High Rates Bite appeared first on The Rio Times.

Em agosto, a cesta básica ficou mais barata em 25 das 27 capitais brasileiras analisadas pela Pesquisa Nacional da Cesta Básica de Alimentos. Levantamento é divulgado mensalmente pelo Departamento Intersindical de Estatística e Estudos Socioeconômicos (Dieese) junto com a Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab). A cesta só ficou mais cara em duas capitais: Maceió, onde o custo médio da cesta subiu 1,43%, e em São Luís, com aumento médio de 0,78%. Notícias relacionadas:Setor de serviços fica estável em julho e sobe 2,4% em 12 meses.Novas medidas para combustíveis terão impacto de R$ 7 bilhões por mês.Combustíveis e agricultura familiar recebem quase R$ 7 bi em créditos .De acordo com a pesquisa, as quedas mais importantes ocorreram em Rio Branco (-4,68%), Manaus (-4,55%), Boa Vista (-4,47%), Aracaju (-3,89%), Cuiabá (-3,37%) e Salvador (-3,30%). No entanto, quando se faz a comparação anual com o mesmo mês do ano passado, o custo da cesta básica aumentou em 25 capitais brasileiras e diminuiu apenas em Brasília (-0,64%) e Palmas (-0,27%), com as altas mais expressivas observadas em Goiânia (7,51%), Cuiabá (6,42%) e Vitória (6,26%). Um dos principais produtos responsáveis pela queda no custo da cesta no mês passado foi a batata, que caiu em todas as cidades do centro-sul do país. Também houve queda no preço médio do quilo do café em pó, que caiu em 23 capitais brasileiras. O tomate e o feijão foram outros componentes da cesta que apresentaram queda de preços em agosto. Por outro lado, o pão francês, o óleo de soja, o leite integral e o arroz agulhinha apresentaram aumento de preços na maior parte das capitais analisadas no mês de agosto. Cesta mais cara do país Em agosto, a capital paulista continuou a apresentar a cesta básica mais cara do país, com custo médio de R$ 900,59, seguida por Cuiabá (R$ 851,57), Rio de Janeiro (R$ 851,19) e Florianópolis (R$ 850,90). Nas cidades do Norte e do Nordeste, onde a composição da cesta é diferente. Os menores valores médios foram registrados em Aracaju (R$ 570,98), Natal (R$ 627,42), Maceió (R$ 627,45) e Salvador (R$ 628,89). Dieese estimou que o salário-mínimo em junho deveria ser de R$ R$ 7.565,86 ou 4,67 vezes superior ao valor do salário-mínimo atual, estabelecido em R$ 1.621,00.  Previsão teve como base a cesta mais cara do país, que em agosto foi a de São Paulo. Também foi levada em consideração a determinação constitucional que estabelece que o salário-mínimo deve ser suficiente para suprir as despesas com alimentação, moradia, saúde, educação, vestuário, higiene, transporte, lazer e previdência.

A key witness is expected to testify on Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies’ alleged theft of trade secrets from Japanese rival Fujitsu on Thursday as the company’s landmark criminal trial in Brooklyn, New York, enters its second day of testimony. It comes after a US government lawyer told federal jurors on the opening day that Huawei engaged in criminal activities to achieve “growth at any cost”, while a lawyer for the company said that the employee who photographed Fujitsu networking...

US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy costs in the month – particularly for diesel – as the US war with Iran continued. Rising prices at the pump are squeezing US households and businesses weeks ahead of key midterm elections, pressuring President Donald Trump’s administration, as average diesel costs hit new highs. The Producer Price Index (PPI) was up 5.4 per cent year-on-year last month, the Department of Labour...