Global Economy Briefing
Holiday closures across China, Korea, and Hong Kong kept Asian liquidity thin, while fresh data showed softer German factory demand
October 8, 2025Section
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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Courts vs. Commander in Chief: The Legal Line on Using the National Guard at Home
From the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he is prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act “if necessary” as his...
October 7, 2025
Global Economy Briefing
Holiday-thinned trading in Asia (China National Day, Korea Chuseok) kept liquidity light as fresh prints highlighted resilient domestic demand
October 7, 2025
Washington Eyes Equity in Greenland Rare Earths to Break China’s Grip
The United States is weighing a direct stake in Critical Metals Corp, owner of the Tanbreez rare-earths project in southern...
October 6, 2025
U.S. Homeland Security Says Cartel Networks Posted Bounties on Federal Agents
U.S. Homeland Security Says Cartel Networks Posted Bounties on Federal Agents. Read the latest independent reporting from Brazil and Latin...
October 6, 2025
How A.I. Got Political: Grok’s Right Turn and the Tuning Arms Race
Independent audits find left-leaning answers in mainstream AI, while Grok shifted right. See what the evidence shows about chatbot political...
October 6, 2025
Weekly Global Economy Overview: September 28–October 5, 2025
Global markets weighed disinflation in Europe, sticky U.S. services prices, a cautious Asia rebound across the week of September 28–October...
October 5, 2025
Global Economy Briefing
Global Economy Briefing for October 3, 2025: key international market movements, trade data, and economic trends affecting Brazil and Latin...
October 4, 2025
Global Economy Briefing for October 2, 2025
On October 2, China was closed for National Day. India observed Gandhi Jayanti. Trading felt thinner across Asia.
October 3, 2025