Global Economy Briefing
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 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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U.S. Treasury 30-Year Yield Hits 5.17%, Highest Since 2007
US Treasury yields surged to multi-decade highs as persistent inflation driven by the Iran war oil shock reshaped global interest-rate...
May 19, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA-Canada intelligence brief covers Trump Iran strike halt, Massie Kentucky primary, Pentagon-Canada defence board pause, Carney economic announcement, six-state primaries.
May 19, 2026
NextEra Buys Dominion for $67B to Power AI Data Centers
US energy giant NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) announced Monday May 18 it will acquire Virginia-based Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) in...
May 19, 2026
Google, Blackstone Launch $25 Billion AI Cloud Joint Venture
Google and Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced Monday May 18 a US-based joint venture to create a new artificial intelligence cloud...
May 19, 2026
Trump Cancels Iran Strike After Pakistan Delivers 14-Point Peace Plan
The US paused a planned military strike on Iran after pressure from Gulf states and renewed negotiations through Pakistan, prompting...
May 19, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
A packed North American brief highlights Bill Cassidy’s primary loss, ongoing LIRR strike disruptions, Trump’s reported Q1 trades, a Supreme...
May 18, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
Friday closed the week Kevin Warsh took the Fed on a 54-45 Senate vote, the S&P 500 broke above 7,500...
May 15, 2026