The Oil Dividend: How a Falling Oil Price Redraws Inflation
A crude price sliding from around one hundred dollars toward seventy is quietly redrawing the world inflation map, easing importers...
July 2, 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 — Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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 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
Courts and Central Banks Made the Week’s Biggest Calls, Not Voters
On one Tuesday, courts, central banks and statisticians handed down verdicts across four continents, exposing how modern states now govern...
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 — Tuesday, June 30, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the long wait gave way to results. The Supreme Court expanded presidential firing...
June 30, 2026
The Clock Starts Ticking on North America’s $2 Trillion Trade Pact
USMCA review triggers a 10-year countdown to July 2036 expiry. $2T in annual trade hangs on car rules, Chinese goods,...
June 30, 2026
A Hawkish Fed and the $9 Trillion Squeeze on Emerging Markets
A hawkish Fed and emerging markets are on a collision course as Washington holds firm while the developing world refinances...
June 29, 2026