USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief, August 3, 2026: a 25% US tariff on Brazil, Amazon lifts Wall Street, an Iran-linked...
August 3, 2026Section
The Fed & US Economy
The Federal Reserve sets the price of money for the entire world, and the US economy’s signals – jobs, inflation, growth, sentiment – decide where global capital flows. The Rio Times covers the Fed, the dollar and US macro data through an emerging-market lens, because nothing moves Latin American rates and currencies more.
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 31 — corrected: Trump's new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods take effect 19 August;...
July 31, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 30 — Canada slips into technical recession while new U.S. tariffs raise trade anxiety....
July 30, 2026
Fed Rate Hold Hits Brazil’s Ibovespa Stock Index After Revolt
A rare 9-3 Fed rate decision hold with 3 hawkish dissents triggers a 1.5% Ibovespa drop as the dollar eases...
July 30, 2026USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 29 — North America reels from a tech-led market rout and security shocks. Canada...
July 29, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 27 — Canada battles catastrophic wildfires as 17,000 flee, violent shootings rock Montreal and...
July 27, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 25 — Toronto classifies a pre-dawn U.S. consulate shooting as a national security incident...
July 25, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 24 — Grief and anxiety grip Canada after mass shootings in Montreal and Toronto...
July 24, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 22 — A 50% US tariff on Canada stirs a defiant mood, a Toronto...
July 22, 2026