Russia Sanctions Waiver Leaves Latin American Buyers Exposed
The Russia sanctions waiver suspends 500% duties on Russian goods and 100% tariffs on major energy buyers, but Brazil and...
October 17, 2026Section
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The United States and Canada set the price of money, the direction of technology, and the trade rules the rest of the world lives by. The Rio Times covers North America through an emerging-market lens: the Fed and the dollar, Wall Street and the AI boom, tariffs and the policies that decide how capital flows to – or away from – Latin America. This hub gathers our daily US and Canada coverage and connects it to the wider Global South story.
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 17: Alberta referendum under foreign influence shadow, Trump orders Russia sanctions with waiver,...
October 17, 2026
Alberta Referendum Yes Vote Would Start a Long Legal Path
An Alberta yes vote on October 19, 2026 would not bring independence but would start a constitutional process lasting years...
October 16, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 16: Alberta advance turnout hits 174,532; Carney warns unity vote is existential; Calgary...
October 16, 2026
Canada Counter Tariffs on US Goods Explained
Canada's counter tariffs on US goods now impose 15%, 25% or 50% surtaxes on C$27.6 billion of American imports as...
October 15, 2026
Auto Tariffs Hit North America Supply Chain
US Section 232 duties of 25% on vehicles and parts tax one production system across Michigan, Ontario and Mexico. Here...
October 15, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 15: Washington escalates 51st state rhetoric, Ottawa suspends trade talks, Ontario warns of...
October 15, 2026
US September Inflation Hits 3.7%, Gold Falls
US inflation rose to 3.7% in September, above forecasts, as gasoline jumped 9.1%. Stocks, gold and silver fell and Fed...
October 14, 2026
Fed Hike Odds Hit 47.5% After US Inflation
Polymarket prices a Fed rate hike on 28 October at 47.5%, up 29 points in a day after US inflation...
October 14, 2026