
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 7: Trump refuses to rush Canada trade talks; Canada's surplus with the US...
October 7, 2026The 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.

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 7: Trump refuses to rush Canada trade talks; Canada's surplus with the US...
October 7, 2026
Canada's exports to the US rose 8.1% in August ahead of new 50% US duties, lifting its US trade surplus...
October 7, 2026
A Parti Québécois minority government in Quebec has promised a sovereignty referendum, but with 59 of 127 seats it lacks...
October 6, 2026
IEEPA tariff refunds opened October 6, 2026 for roughly 3,700 Court of International Trade plaintiffs, with $134.7 billion in claims...
October 6, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 6: Quebec elects a separatist government; Trump orders diesel tax relief ahead of...
October 6, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 5: Quebec votes on a 2029 sovereignty referendum, and the U.S. services PMI...
October 5, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 3: the G7 releases 100 million barrels, hiring falls to 29,000 and Quebec...
October 3, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 2: a third carrier and 9,000 sailors head to the Middle East, September...
October 2, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 1: the 10-year yield hits a 24-year high, Pacific Link is named, seven...
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