USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 17, 2026: Two Days And A Phone Call
USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 17: a constructive Sunday call, two days before a 50% tariff on $20bn of Canadian...
August 17, 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 August 17: a constructive Sunday call, two days before a 50% tariff on $20bn of Canadian...
August 17, 2026
USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 15: negotiators race to reach a deal before a 50% tariff on Canadian goods lands...
August 15, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 14: American retail sales fell 0.6% in July, the steepest drop since May...
August 14, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 13: American producer prices were flat in July and the annual rate fell...
August 13, 2026
US real wages have slipped since April 2026 as prices outpace pay and the savings rate hits a four-year low....
August 13, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 12: American inflation eased to 3.4% but still outpaced wage growth of 3.2%,...
August 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 11: four days after weak jobs data killed rate-hike bets, an oil rally...
August 11, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 10: American shares closed at a record after their best week since April,...
August 10, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 8: Todd Blanche confirmed 50-49, a stopgap clears the Senate, and Washington promises Bogotá...
August 8, 2026