Brazil’s B3 stock exchange closed for Labor Day on May 1, pausing after the Ibovespa ended the previous session at 135,067 points, down 0.02%.

This minor drop halted a seven-day rally and reflected a market balancing global volatility with local strengths. Data from the B3 and recent trading show that Brazilian equities have outperformed many peers

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Santander Brasil reported a 27.8% jump in net profit for the first quarter of 2025, reaching R$3.86 billion ($643 million). This performance slightly surpassed market expectations and highlighted the bank’s ability to navigate Brazil’s challenging macroeconomic environment.

The bank’s net interest income, which reflects earnings from loans after d

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Eurostat reported that the eurozone economy grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025, surpassing the 0.2% forecast and doubling the previous quarter's pace.This marks the fifth straight quarter of expansion and offers a modest boost for organization sentiment throughout the 20-nation currency bloc. The wider European Union also grew, with GDP increasing by

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On April 29, 2025, multiple Peruvian financial sources confirmed that Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) received regulatory approval to run a pilot program for buying and selling Bitcoin.

This move marks the first time a major Peruvian bank integrates cryptocurrency transactions into its official channels. BCP submitted its application to the

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Argentina’s Agriculture Ministry data reveals that the country’s soybean sales have dropped to their slowest pace in eleven years, with only 24% of the 49 million metric tons from the 2024/25 harvest sold by late April.

This slowdown comes despite the government’s efforts to ease exchange controls and encourage quicker sales. Farmers, who t

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Brazilian industrial giant WEG posted a 16.4% rise in net profit for the first quarter of 2025, according to company filings. Net profit reached R$1.54 billion ($257 million), up from the previous year but well below the R$1.78 billion ($297 million) that analysts expected.

WEG’s net revenue climbed to R$10.08 billion ($1.68 billion), a 25.5% i

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