Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Argentina's Messi miracle, Colombia's toxic handover and World Cup heartbreak, Chile's drought grid, Mexico's Toyota blow — the continent's feelings on July
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Latin America Latin American Pulse Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Isabel Rojas · July 8, 2026 · 8 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Executive Summary Argentina's Messi miracle, Colombia's toxic handover and World Cup heartbreak, Chile's drought grid, Mexico's Toyota blow — the continent's feelings on July BrazilIbovespa 172,021 -0.25% ChileIPSA 10,879 +0.53% MexicoIPC 66,675 -1.17% ArgentinaMerval 3,223,998 -1.32% ColombiaCOLCAP 2,294.46 -0.06% PeruS&P/BVL 56,156.48 -1.14% USD/BRLSpot 5.16 +0.02% USD/MXNSpot 17.49 -0.17% USD/CLPSpot 928.57 -0.15% USD/COPSpot 3,331 -0.65% USD/PENSpot 3.40 +0.19% USD/ARSSpot 1,492 -0.03% CopperHG 6.20 +0.46% BrentOil…
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