Washington Lets USMCA Slide Into Annual Reviews – And Reshapes the Hemisphere’s Trade Map
Washington declined to renew USMCA, triggering a decade of annual reviews. What the tariff standoff means for Mexico, Canada and...
July 2, 2026Section
US-Canada & Latin America
From tariffs and migration to investment, remittances and the dollar, no relationship shapes Latin America more than the one with the United States and Canada. The Rio Times covers the trade, policy and capital ties binding North America to the region – the lens that reads both ends.
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Trump won't renew the USMCA trade pact, Canada marks a rainy Canada Day, US...
July 2, 2026
Who Gets to Belong: Citizenship and Dissent This Week
An American court widened the circle of belonging while African courts were used to narrow it, posing the oldest question...
July 2, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: on its final day the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a sharp...
July 1, 2026
Mexico and Canada Ask to Extend the USMCA to 2042 as the US Waits
Mexico and Canada both want to extend the USMCA to 2042, but the trade review that begins on July one...
July 1, 2026
The Two-Speed World: How AI and Oil Decided Who Grew This Quarter
Quarter-end data across China, Canada, the United States and the Philippines exposed one dividing line, where growth now runs on...
July 1, 2026
The US Supreme Court Lets the President Fire Regulators at Will — but Not the Fed
The Supreme Court gave the president power to fire independent-agency heads at will, overturning a 91-year precedent, while carving out...
July 1, 2026
After the Recession Scare: Can Canada’s Resource Rebound Last?
Canada's April growth dissolved recession talk, but it leaned on oil and the next month was already softer. The question...
July 1, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the long wait gave way to results. The Supreme Court expanded presidential firing...
June 30, 2026