USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 14, 2026: The Spending Cracked
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 14: American retail sales fell 0.6% in July, the steepest drop since May...
August 14, 2026The US is the center of the AI boom and the tech giants reshaping every industry – and the selloffs and lawsuits that follow. The Rio Times tracks Silicon Valley, the AI buildout, the chip and platform giants and the market they drive, with an eye on how the AI wave reaches Latin American economies and labor.
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
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, August 4, 2026: 50% Section 338 tariffs hit Canada on 19 August, AI selloff, Fed...
August 4, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 29 — North America reels from a tech-led market rout and security shocks. Canada...
July 29, 2026
Trump launches immediate Section 301 investigation into EU trade practices after a $1B antitrust fine on Google, demanding reversal and...
July 28, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 24 — Grief and anxiety grip Canada after mass shootings in Montreal and Toronto...
July 24, 2026
For the first time, Latin American conflicts sit alongside Ukraine and the Middle East in global risk assessments. From potential...
July 21, 2026