Rising U.S. Deficit Drives BlackRock Toward European Bonds
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, now prefers European government bonds over U.S. Treasuries. This shift comes
July 8, 2025Section
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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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Trump’s Tariff Deadline Extension Signals Hard Bargaining in Global Trade
President Donald Trump has pushed back the start date for new U.S. tariffs on imports from 14 countries to August...
July 8, 2025
Texas Shuts Out China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from Buying State Land
Texas has passed a strong new law that blocks people, companies, and governments from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea
July 7, 2025
Tesla’s Stock Sinks as Musk’s Political Move Sparks Market Jitters
Tesla’s stock dropped nearly 8% on July 7, 2025, after CEO Elon Musk unveiled the America Party, a new political...
July 7, 2025
Iran’s President Signals Openness to Business, Cites Distrust in West After Nuclear Talks Collapse
Tucker Carlson’s July 2025 interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, aired on his independent platform.
July 7, 2025
Trump’s 10% Tariff Threat Against BRICS-Aligned Countries
Trump threatened a 10% tariff on imports from BRICS-aligned countries. Which nations are affected, what the legal basis is, and...
July 7, 2025
Musk’s America Party: A Billionaire’s Direct Challenge to Washington’s Power Structure
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has launched the America Party, a new political group in the United States.
July 6, 2025
Trump to Notify Countries of New US Tariffs Starting July 4
President Donald Trump will start sending letters to US trading partners on July 4, 2025, to inform them about new...
July 4, 2025
Big Beautiful Bill Passes House, Leading to the Largest Tax Cut in American History
On July 3, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” by a 218 to...
July 3, 2025