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Rocco Caldero

Born in Brazil to Spanish parents, Rocco Caldero has spent most of his life between Florianópolis and Madrid. He holds a background in Communication Sciences, bringing an international perspective to his reporting. Rocco is recognized for his insightful coverage across diverse cultures and his analytical approach to news.

Global Economy Briefing — April 24, 2026

This global economy briefing covers Thursday, April 23 — the day the flash PMIs carved the global economy into two hemispheres. Eurozone services PMI...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Rio Times — USA & Canada Pulse Covering: S&P 500 · Earnings · Mines · United Rentals · Canada · Texas Instruments · ServiceNow...

Global Economy Briefing — April 23, 2026

This global economy briefing covers Wednesday, April 22 — the day the ceasefire extension rally arrived and the data deluge confirmed every theme of...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The Rio Times — USA & Canada Pulse Covering: Warsh · Fed · Senate · Trump · Ceasefire · Nasdaq · Canada · Apple ·...

86% of US CEOs Now Treat Trump’s Tariffs as Permanent, PwC Survey Shows

Key Points — PwC's April 2026 executive survey of 633 US CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and board members — conducted March 12-20 and published April 14...

Global Economy Briefing — April 22, 2026

This global economy briefing covers Tuesday, April 21 — the day European confidence collapsed while the American consumer refused to break. The German ZEW...

Hormuz Diplomacy Enters Its Final 24 Hours

Key Points — Chinese President Xi Jinping broke his public silence on the Hormuz crisis Monday, using a rare phone call with Saudi Crown Prince...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Rio Times — USA & Canada Pulse Covering: Canada · Housing · UnitedHealth · Fed · Warsh · Tillis · Tariff Refunds · Alaska...

The Abraham Accords Get a Latin American Sequel

Key Points — President Javier Milei and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed the “Isaac Accords” in Jerusalem on Sunday, April 19, a strategic framework explicitly...

Warsh Faces Senate With Powell Still Holding the Chair

Key Points — Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that the central bank must...

Anthropic Locks In 5 Gigawatts of AWS Compute for a Decade

Key Points — Amazon announced a fresh US$5 billion investment in Anthropic on Monday, April 20, with up to US$20 billion more tied to commercial...

Washington Begins Returning $166 Billion in Illegal Tariffs

Key Points — US Customs and Border Protection opened the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) portal at 8 p.m. ET Monday, allowing more...

Global Economy Briefing — April 21, 2026

This global economy briefing covers Monday, April 20 — the day the peace trade died and was resurrected in a single session. Friday's euphoria...

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Monday, April 20, 2026

The Rio Times — USA & Canada Pulse Covering: Goldman Sachs · Russian Oil Waiver · S&P 500 · Earnings Season · Airlines · Jet...

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