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.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has thrust Argentina into the middle of Washington’s regional strategy, describing the country as a
October 2, 2025
Elon Musk this week became the first person whose wealth briefly topped about $500 billion, a milestone driven by a...
October 2, 2025
With China and Hong Kong closed for National Day, the center of gravity shifted to energy and inflation.
October 2, 2025
The headline is simple: U.S. industry cooled in September and companies shed private-sector jobs. The subtext is bigger
October 1, 2025
Just after midnight on October 1, the U.S. federal government shut down for the first time since 2019. Senators failed...
October 1, 2025
September closed with the world economy moving—but more gingerly. In the United States, confidence and activity cooled. Conference Board consumer...
September 30, 2025
America sent a mixed signal to global markets on Tuesday: demand-side gauges cooled while labor demand stayed resilient. The picture
September 30, 2025
The United States is once again teetering on the edge of a government shutdown, a crisis that reveals as much...
September 30, 2025
The day’s tape pointed to a cautiously improving disinflation backdrop in Europe alongside a firmer U.S. housing pulse.
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