Price in local currencies of commodities such as copper and coffee has surged

Mauricio Leyva to advise German family company on expanding beverages arm

Future of finance: Brazil’s main Latin rival for the attention of emerging market fund managers is Mexico

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy

From coffee to copper, exporters enjoy higher profits

Pressure rises on investors to blacklist companies associated with Brazilian deforestation

Ireland’s richest man O’Brien faces struggle to refinance former cash cow’s debt pile

State-owned oil group faces risk of further rating downgrades and grapples with output woes

Treasury also licenses Chevron to operate in crisis-hit nation for a further 3 months

Brazilian prosecutors also accuse miner and safety group of environmental crimes

In contrast with many global peers, Petrobras has made scant efforts to diversify into green energy

Investor group led by the CofE launches database to track tailings dams after Brazil disaster

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

One of Latin America’s top real estate developers puts some of his triumphs down to luck

The former Fox CEO commits millions to battle against disinformation

Activist investor has almost quadrupled his stake in battered US oil producer

The fintech company aims to disrupt other Latin American markets with its smartphone-based services

Chief expects weak demand from mills outside China to offset supply disruptions elsewhere

This inaugural ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth rate reveals the dominance of the US and technology — the top-ranked company this year is an augmented reality and video game developer

Technology bolsters US dominance of the list, but coronavirus fallout looms large

Brazilian jet maker to seek damages from US group, which counters it is within its rights to terminate deal

Pledges to donate Covid-19 test kits pour in from groups including Vale and Petrobras

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic

Brazilian group alleges tycoon’s family-controlled mining arm fraudulently funnelled $500m into Manhattan real estate

New rules require banks to stick with a single rate after introductory deals

In our increasingly cashless society, parents are turning to apps and payment cards designed for youngsters

Putting aside £100 a week is just a pipe dream — and what would it achieve anyway?

New rules allow savings to go straight into an Isa without affecting the annual allowance

Finding a good credit card deal when you’re older is more difficult

Young people may face many challenges, but they also have many wealth creation opportunities

Withdrawal fees soar to £104m and banks save £120m in ATM shake-up

Money matters are a surprise hit on the photo-sharing app

Bond market movements blamed for removal of nearly 175,000 cash prizes from monthly draw

As interest rates fall, more savings banks rely on the lure of cash prizes

Over 400,000 teenagers will be eligible to claim funds from later this year

Advisers warn the widening landscape is confusing investors and preventing people from saving

Puny interest rates have dented the tax sheltering properties of cash Isas for most 

Learning how to budget is a vital skill to master at the beginning of a career

Surprise measures on pensions and investing for children lay in the chancellor’s red box

How to navigate government help schemes, the benefits system, redundancy pay and help from banks

Take steps to improve your relationship with money and the role it plays in your life

Lockdown presents a golden educational opportunity, particularly if you work in investment

NS&I scraps planned cuts to prize fund rate 

Treasury reduces charge for removing cash from tax-free accounts for under-40s

Current rates from the state-owned savings bank

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Italy to lay out strategy this week on its plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Global stocks under pressure as oil tumbles again. England and Wales record 75 per cent more weekly overall deaths than normal.

Number of global cases of Covid-19 nears 2.5m, international oil prices tumble to lowest levels since the 1990s, Heineken hit as pandemic cuts into beer drinking globally.

US job gains since financial crisis wiped out. Switzerland faces sharpest economic contraction since 1974. UK and eurozone business activity hit by historic collapse this month as lockdowns choked Europe’s biggest economies.