North America Trade Deal Faces Yearly Review
The USMCA review left the pact in force to 2036 but not renewed, and the US now taxes about US$20...
November 2, 2026Section
North America
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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What the US Midterms Mean for Latin America in 2026
US midterms in Latin America's view: Democrats lead by 8.7 points, yet tariffs, sanctions and deportations mostly stay with the...
November 2, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 2: US midterms one day away, Michigan early vote tops 2.3 million, Canada...
November 2, 2026
Democrats Lead US Midterm Polls and Odds
Democrats lead the generic ballot by 8.2 points and Polymarket gives them 94.5% for the House as 43 million vote...
November 1, 2026
US-Iran Meeting Odds Fall to 24%
Polymarket gives 24% for a senior US-Iran meeting by 30 November, down 13 points in a day, after Iran’s foreign...
November 1, 2026
US Jobs Report Tests Peso and Real
The US jobs report week of November 2-6, 2026 will test Latin American currencies as markets weigh Federal Reserve policy...
October 31, 2026
US Judge Bars Threats to Election Staff
A federal judge barred the Justice Department from threatening election officials over ballots until Nov. 16, as the Alaska Senate...
October 31, 2026
Canada’s Metals Face the EU Carbon Border Levy
The EU carbon border levy began its definitive phase on 1 January 2026, exposing about C$2.8 billion of Canadian metals...
October 31, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 31: Canada and the EU form a strategic alliance in Montreal; US tech...
October 31, 2026