
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 5: Democrats hold Congress, Trump keeps his veto, and Canada tables a budget...
November 5, 2026The 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.

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 5: Democrats hold Congress, Trump keeps his veto, and Canada tables a budget...
November 5, 2026
Democratic Congress tariffs power is limited: Democrats lack the two-thirds vote to override a veto, and 10% Section 301 duties...
November 4, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 4: Democrats win the Senate with 51 seats, Talarico takes Texas, and Canada...
November 4, 2026
After the US midterms the dollar slipped, the 10-year Treasury yield eased to about 4.93% and the S&P 500 closed...
November 4, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 3: US midterms vote amid fuel price anger, Canada budget due Thursday with...
November 3, 2026
The US ISM manufacturing index rose to 55.5 in October, beating the 54.6 forecast, as production hit a five-year high....
November 3, 2026
The USMCA review left the pact in force to 2036 but not renewed, and the US now taxes about US$20...
November 2, 2026
US midterms in Latin America's view: Democrats lead by 8.7 points, yet tariffs, sanctions and deportations mostly stay with the...
November 2, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 2: US midterms one day away, Michigan early vote tops 2.3 million, Canada...
November 2, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds