Rio Times Markets · The Week Ahead
Key Facts
—Brazil Copom, Wednesday The decision lands after the close on August 5 with the Selic at 14.25 percent; futures lean toward a fourth straight quarter-point cut to 14.00 percent, though a hold is not off the table.
—Mexico Banxico, Thursday Banxico announces on August 6 at 1 p.m. Mexico City time with the rate at 6.50 percent and its easing cycle declared over; a hold is the consensus.
—US jobs, Friday The July employment report on August 7 is the week’s swing factor after a soft June (+57,000); it will set the dollar and, with it, the real and peso.
—US surveys The ISM manufacturing index opens the week on Monday and the ISM services index follows on Wednesday, framing the growth debate around payrolls.
—Chile activity, Monday The June IMACEC is the first hard read on whether the economy has turned after May’s 0.9 percent year-on-year contraction.
—Inflation trio, Friday Chile, Mexico and Colombia all publish July CPI to close the week, a three-country test of whether regional disinflation still holds.
The week turns on two Latin American rate decisions — in Brazil and Mexico — and on a US jobs report that will decide how much room the region’s currencies have to run.
Brazil’s Copom decision on Wednesday anchors a data-heavy week for Latin American markets. (Photo internet reproduction)
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Investors begin the week with the June IMACEC in Chile and the ISM manufacturing survey in the United States on Monday, and close it on Friday with the US employment report and July inflation readings from Chile, Mexico and Colombia. In between sit the two decisions that matter most for the region: Brazil’s Copom on Wednesday and Mexico’s Banxico on Thursday.
The dollar will take its cue from the ISM surveys and, above all, from Friday’s payrolls. For Latin American assets the local stories carry more weight: a fourth Selic cut would reinforce the Ibovespa’s push to record ground near 178,000, while the inflation trio at week’s end will show how much space Chile, Mexico and Colombia have to ease from here.
Three Themes for the Week
Brazil’s easing path is the most tradeable theme, with the Copom decision and the guidance in its statement set to steer local bonds and the real.
US labour data is the external swing factor: after a weak June, a soft July payrolls print would pressure the dollar and lift regional currencies, while a hot number would do the opposite.
Regional disinflation faces a clean test as Chile, Mexico and Colombia report July inflation on the same day, framing how far each central bank can still cut.
The Week, Day by Day
Monday, August 3, 2026
Chile opens the Latin American week with the June IMACEC monthly activity proxy, the first clear gauge of whether the economy has bounced from May’s contraction. In the United States, the ISM manufacturing index and construction spending set the growth tone, while the weekly Focus survey in Brazil frames expectations going into the Copom meeting.
Region
Time
Country
Event
Cons.
Prior
LatAm
8.30 am
Chile
IMACEC (June)
—
-0.9%
LatAm
morning
Brazil
BCB Focus market survey
—
—
LatAm
morning
Brazil
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Jul)
—
—
10.00 am
United States
ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jul)
—
—
10.00 am
United States
Construction Spending (Jun)
—
—
World
overnight
China
Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Jul)
—
—
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The Copom begins its two-day meeting, and the US calendar brings the JOLTS job-openings report and factory orders, both feeding into Friday’s labour-market picture. Brazil’s June industrial-production reading offers a read on how activity is holding up under still-tight financial conditions.
Region
Time
Country
Event
Cons.
Prior
LatAm
morning
Brazil
Industrial Production (Jun)
—
-0.2%
8.30 am
United States
Balance of Trade (Jun)
—
—
10.00 am
United States
JOLTS Job Openings (Jun)
—
—
10.00 am
United States
Factory Orders (Jun)
—
—
LatAm
—
Brazil
Copom meeting, day one of two
—
—
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The week’s centrepiece arrives after the close, when the Copom announces its Selic decision. Futures lean toward a fourth straight 25-basis-point cut to 14.00 percent, but the split with those expecting a hold means the statement’s guidance will move local rates as much as the number itself. Earlier, the US ISM services index and the ADP private-payrolls report preview Friday’s jobs data.
Region
Time
Country
Event
Cons.
Prior
LatAm
after close
Brazil
Copom Selic Rate Decision
14.00%
14.25%
LatAm
morning
Brazil
S&P Global Services PMI (Jul)
—
—
8.15 am
United States
ADP Employment Change (Jul)
—
—
10.00 am
United States
ISM Services PMI (Jul)
—
—
World
overnight
China
Caixin Services PMI (Jul)
—
—
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Attention shifts to Mexico, where Banxico is expected to hold at 6.50 percent after declaring its easing cycle finished; any hint on the path from here will move the peso. The US calendar brings weekly jobless claims and the preliminary read on second-quarter productivity and unit labour costs.
Region
Time
Country
Event
Cons.
Prior
LatAm
1.00 pm
Mexico
Banxico Interest Rate Decision
6.50%
6.50%
8.30 am
United States
Initial Jobless Claims
—
197k
8.30 am
United States
Unit Labour Costs, prelim (Q2)
—
—
10.00 am
United States
Wholesale Inventories (Jun)
—
—
Friday, August 7, 2026
The week closes on its two biggest data points. The US July employment report is the dollar’s swing factor after June’s soft +57,000, and it will set the tone for Latin American FX into the following week. Minutes later the region delivers its own verdict, with Chile, Mexico and Colombia all publishing July inflation — a three-country read on whether disinflation is still intact.
Region
Time
Country
Event
Cons.
Prior
8.30 am
United States
Non-Farm Payrolls (Jul)
—
+57k
8.30 am
United States
Unemployment Rate (Jul)
4.2%
4.2%
LatAm
morning
Chile
Inflation Rate (Jul)
—
4.3%
LatAm
morning
Mexico
Inflation Rate (Jul)
—
3.37%
LatAm
evening
Colombia
Inflation Rate (Jul)
—
~6.1%
Times are shown in each market’s local time. Consensus and prior figures are as published by the data providers; a dash means no forecast was available at the time of writing, and dates for a few regional releases may shift by a day on the official calendars.
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Aug 2, 2026 · 05:30
Ibovespa · benchmark
177,999.00
+0.47%
L 177,014day rangeH 178,719
+33.76% over 12 months
Market breadth · 14 names
86% advancing
12 ▲ advancing2 declining ▼
Currencies, rates & key inputs
Sector heatmap · average move today
Consumer Disc.
+3.53%
AZZA3
Energy
+1.42%
PETR4, PRIO3
Financials
+0.49%
ITUB4, BBDC4, BBAS3, B3SA3
Consumer Staples
+0.19%
ABEV3
Industrials
-0.41%
WEGE3, RENT3
Mining
-0.66%
VALE3, CSNA3, GGBR4
Latin America scoreboard
IndexLastTodayStrength
IbovespaBrazil
177,999.00
+0.47%
S&P/BMV IPCMexico
66,935.53
-0.58%
S&P IPSAChile
11,016.85
-0.13%
S&P MERVALArgentina
3,291,323
-0.41%
MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,392.10
+2.12%
BVL S&P PerúPeru
57,890.85
—
Full instrument board
Instrument
Last
Change
YoY
Prev.
High
Low
Volume
IBOV
177,999.00
+0.47%
+33.76%
177,158.86
178,719
177,014
—
USD/BRL
5.07
-0.09%
-8.98%
5.08
5.08
5.07
—
SELIC
14.25%
—
—
—
—
—
PETR4
43.42
+1.35%
+33.03%
42.84
43.55
42.86
24,945,600
VALE3
76.28
+0.25%
+42.69%
76.09
76.93
75.24
17,342,700
ITUB4
42.89
+0.35%
+25.64%
42.74
43.30
42.89
10,279,600
BBDC4
18.43
+0.22%
+18.67%
18.39
18.72
18.43
25,195,900
BBAS3
21.35
+0.76%
+8.38%
21.19
21.36
21.06
28,506,400
B3SA3
15.73
+0.64%
+25.04%
15.63
15.90
15.52
24,489,800
ABEV3
15.99
+0.19%
+28.33%
15.96
16.10
15.85
38,246,000
WEGE3
47.20
+0.81%
+27.19%
46.82
47.77
46.91
5,151,500
PRIO3
60.85
+1.48%
+44.23%
59.96
61.08
59.82
7,176,700
SUZB3
43.32
+1.38%
-16.93%
42.73
43.40
42.73
3,410,400
RENT3
37.61
-1.62%
+8.61%
38.23
39.00
37.60
4,734,900
AZZA3
16.42
+3.53%
-53.98%
15.86
16.49
15.89
1,833,000
CSNA3
4.84
-2.22%
-39.65%
4.95
4.92
4.75
10,330,800
GGBR4
24.98
+0.00%
+48.34%
24.98
25.33
24.98
5,788,500
ENEV3
26.31
+0.61%
+95.61%
26.15
26.54
25.97
7,688,000
Largest moves today
+3.53%
-2.22%
-1.62%
+1.48%
+1.38%
+1.35%
+0.81%
+0.76%
The session read
The Ibovespa rose 0.47%, with breadth positive — 12 of 14 names higher. Consumer Disc. led, while Mining lagged.
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The Week in Context
Latin American assets enter the week on a firm footing. The Ibovespa closed Friday at a record-ground 177,999, up 0.47 percent, while the real held near 5.07 to the dollar and the S&P 500 finished at 7,490. With the Federal Reserve on hold at 3.50 to 3.75 percent and the dollar struggling to sustain rallies, high local rates have kept carry trades in the real, peso and Andean currencies well supported.
The risk to that benign setup is a hot US payrolls print that revives the case for higher-for-longer, or a Copom statement more cautious than the market’s dovish lean. Either would hit local-currency bonds first. Sticky inflation in Chile, near 4.3 percent, and Colombian inflation close to 6 percent also cap how dovish those central banks can afford to sound when they speak on Friday.
The Bottom Line
The week’s trades hinge on the Copom on Wednesday and US payrolls on Friday. A fourth Selic cut paired with a soft American jobs number would keep the carry trade alive and favour the real; a hawkish surprise on either front would do the reverse.
Banxico is expected to hold, so the peso is largely a US-data story, and Friday’s inflation trio will judge how much easing room Chile, Mexico and Colombia have left. Everything above is a scheduled release, so the calendar — not surprise headlines — should drive the tape, barring the unexpected.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Brazil’s Copom decide, and what is expected?
Wednesday, August 5, after the close. The Selic is 14.25 percent and futures lean toward a fourth straight 25-basis-point cut to 14.00 percent, though a hold remains possible.
When is Mexico’s Banxico decision?
Thursday, August 6, at 1 p.m. Mexico City time. The policy rate is 6.50 percent and the consensus is a hold, with Banxico having signalled its easing cycle is over.
What US data matters most this week?
The July employment report on Friday, August 7. After a soft June of +57,000 jobs, it will sharpen bets on the Fed’s next move and set the dollar against the real and peso. The ISM manufacturing (Monday) and services (Wednesday) surveys fill in the growth picture.
What regional data closes the week?
Chile’s June IMACEC on Monday, then July inflation from Chile, Mexico and Colombia on Friday — a three-country test of whether regional disinflation is still on track.
Sources: Trading Economics economic calendar, The Rio Times LatAm Markets, Banxico and Banco Central do Brasil release schedules. This is news, not investment advice.
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