The Latin American Pulse · Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · The 60-second read
The bottom line
The AI trade roared back, and Brazil paused. A risk-on relief rally — helped by resumed US–Iran talks — sent the Nasdaq up 2.07% and chips up 3.33%, reversing last week’s flight to value; Brazil’s Ibovespa slipped 0.05% to 173,205 just below its record while Argentina’s Merval led the region, up 1.71%.
Uruguay’s calm cracked. A new poll put President Yamandú Orsi’s approval at just 20% after a discounted-SUV scandal, denting one of the region’s steadiest democracies.
Venezuela leaned on its old adversary. US troops raced to reopen the quake-hit Caracas airport and the port of La Guaira so aid can reach survivors of a disaster that has killed an estimated 1,430.
