
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 13, 2026: The Number Under The Number
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 13: American producer prices were flat in July and the annual rate fell...
August 13, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 13: American producer prices were flat in July and the annual rate fell...
August 13, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 13: Spanish inflation was revised up to 3.9% while German prices sit at 2.8% and...
August 13, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 13: Japanese producer prices rose 7.2% while consumer prices sit near 1.7%, and the yen...
August 13, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 13: Zambia votes on whether a debt restructuring reached its households, with more than 70%...
August 13, 2026
Germany’s fuel subsidy end pushed pump prices up 11.2% in a month. For Latin America, it shows how ending a...
August 13, 2026
Malaysia is rebuilding its grid for data centers funded by Chinese capital, even while phasing out coal, and Latin America...
August 13, 2026
US real wages have slipped since April 2026 as prices outpace pay and the savings rate hits a four-year low....
August 13, 2026
The Lobito Corridor and Zambia’s election mark a Western bet on African copper, and a direct challenge to Latin America’s...
August 13, 2026
Germany and Italy share the euro but not the same core inflation, and the gap shows Latin America how hard...
August 13, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds