AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCommodities Watch: Cocoa prices keep climbing for a sixth straight month as El Niño-linked weather risks and West Africa harvest worries fade, while broader ag markets rise on geopolitical grain-shipment fears, with wheat up sharply and sugar jumping on higher oil-linked ethanol demand. Inflation Update: Colombia’s August inflation ticked up to 0.39% for the month, lifting annual inflation to 6.24%, keeping pressure on the central bank’s 3% target as the new De la Espriella government faces fiscal strain. Oil & Energy: China’s crude demand appears to have snapped back, pushing Shanghai prices above $100 and tightening competition for supplies across Latin America; meanwhile, Eni is expanding in Uruguay with stakes in offshore OFF-5 and OFF-6, and GeoPark is betting big on Venezuela’s Bare heavy-oil block under a long-term PDVSA contract. Politics & Markets: UBS says Brazil’s October runoff is “extremely close,” with Bolsonaro and Lula statistically tied, a key swing for rates, inflation, and fiscal expectations. US-LatAm Diplomacy: Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicks off a three-country South America tour to deepen cooperation on narcoterrorism and trade with Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Aviation Safety: An Amazon cargo jet crash at Miami killed five and left investigators scrambling as the airport resumed operations at reduced capacity.
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