One Old Railway, Two Superpowers, and the Fight for the Metals That Run the Future
Angola's Lobito rail wins fresh funding as Washington and Beijing fight for Africa's cobalt and copper. What it means for...
July 8, 2026Section
US Trade & Policy
US tariffs, sanctions and trade policy now reshape global commerce by the week – and Latin America is directly in the blast radius, from Brazil tariffs to Mexico’s border economy. The Rio Times covers Washington’s trade and economic policy and its emerging-market fallout.
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, July 7, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — A Maine Senate campaign collapses, the US crashes out of its home World Cup,...
July 7, 2026
A Missile, a Pact and the Ocean Where Great Powers Now Collide
China fired a submarine missile into the Pacific as Australia and Fiji sealed a defence pact. What the new ocean...
July 6, 2026
Washington Freezes the North American Trade Pact — and the Americas Feel It
Washington declined to renew the USMCA on its sixth anniversary, opening a decade of annual reviews. Why it splits Mexico...
July 3, 2026
A Weak US Jobs Report And Cheaper Oil: The Quiet Shift That Reaches Latin America
America's June jobs report missed badly as oil slid near $68. What the cooling US labour market and easing crude...
July 3, 2026 USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 3, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — US hiring nearly stalls in June, Washington refuses to renew the CUSMA trade deal,...
July 3, 2026
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, 2026 USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 2, 2026
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