
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA-Canada intelligence brief covers GOP pulling Iran war-powers vote, Alberta separation referendum, Memorial Day markets, Canada retail, NOAA hurricane forecast,...
May 22, 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 covers GOP pulling Iran war-powers vote, Alberta separation referendum, Memorial Day markets, Canada retail, NOAA hurricane forecast,...
May 22, 2026
Fed Governor Christopher Waller told Frankfurt's ECB that the Fed should drop its easing bias — a rate hike is...
May 22, 2026
Trump will swear in Kevin Warsh as the 17th Fed chair Friday at the White House, ending the Powell era...
May 22, 2026
USA & Canada intelligence brief covers DOJ barring IRS from probing Trump, Musk's OpenAI lawsuit thrown out, Georgia runoff, Canada...
May 20, 2026
US Treasury yields surged to multi-decade highs as persistent inflation driven by the Iran war oil shock reshaped global interest-rate...
May 19, 2026
USA-Canada intelligence brief covers Trump Iran strike halt, Massie Kentucky primary, Pentagon-Canada defence board pause, Carney economic announcement, six-state primaries.
May 19, 2026
The US paused a planned military strike on Iran after pressure from Gulf states and renewed negotiations through Pakistan, prompting...
May 19, 2026
A packed North American brief highlights Bill Cassidy’s primary loss, ongoing LIRR strike disruptions, Trump’s reported Q1 trades, a Supreme...
May 18, 2026
Friday closed the week Kevin Warsh took the Fed on a 54-45 Senate vote, the S&P 500 broke above 7,500...
May 15, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds