
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Friday, May 8, 2026
US nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April against a 65,000 consensus while unemployment held at 4.3 percent, but the BLS...
May 8, 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.

US nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April against a 65,000 consensus while unemployment held at 4.3 percent, but the BLS...
May 8, 2026
A US trade court ruled 2-1 on May 7 that Trump's 10% global tariff under Section 122 is illegal —...
May 8, 2026
USA-Canada Pulse May 6: AMD +16% on AI chip guidance; ADP +109K beats; SEC ends mandatory quarterly reports; Carney-Sheinbaum CUSMA...
May 6, 2026
Trump paused the Project Freedom Hormuz convoy on May 5, 2026, one day after it began, citing Iran deal progress....
May 6, 2026
USA-Canada Pulse May 5: Section 122 tariffs expire July 24; Magnificent 7 $725B capex; Powell stays on Fed Board; Carney...
May 5, 2026
USA & Canada Pulse for May 4: Project Freedom Hormuz operation begins, War Powers 60-day clash, S&P record, Powell final...
May 4, 2026
The Mercosur-Canada trade deal closed three chapters in the April 27-30 round in Brasília. New meetings are planned for May,...
May 4, 2026
The Cuba war powers vote went 51-47 in the US Senate, blocking Democrats' attempt to limit Trump's military authority on...
May 1, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P closes above 7,200 for first time, best month since 2020. GDP 2.0%, core PCE 3.2%, Brent...
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