
How the 2026 Energy Shock Is Rewiring Trade, Security and Opportunity for Latin America
From oil price surges to fertiliser crunches and a new Monroe Doctrine, the Iran war's shockwaves are rewiring Latin America's...
July 17, 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.

From oil price surges to fertiliser crunches and a new Monroe Doctrine, the Iran war's shockwaves are rewiring Latin America's...
July 17, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 17 — Wildfires force 17,000 to flee in Manitoba as U.S. slaps 35% tariff...
July 17, 2026
From a war in the Persian Gulf to a stalled fight against inflation and a three-way great-power contest, Latin America...
July 17, 2026
Trump declassified intelligence alleging China stole 220 million US voter files and voting-machine flaws, and pressed Congress to pass the...
July 17, 2026
The US imposes a 25% tariff on Brazil from July 22; Lula’s government rejects a “capitulation” demand and readies a...
July 17, 2026
Brazil's government considers targeting US audiovisual royalties and pharmaceutical patents as retaliation for the new 25% tariff on Brazilian goods...
July 17, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 16 — US hits Canada with 35% tariffs as Epstein files advance and political...
July 16, 2026
As great-power competition intensifies into a 'new Cold War', Latin America emerges as a critical swing region where US, Chinese...
July 16, 2026
As US-Iran tensions around the Strait of Hormuz spike global oil prices and reprice inflation, Latin America sits at a...
July 16, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds