USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — May 15, 2026
Friday closed the week Kevin Warsh took the Fed on a 54-45 Senate vote, the S&P 500 broke above 7,500...
May 15, 2026US 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.
Friday closed the week Kevin Warsh took the Fed on a 54-45 Senate vote, the S&P 500 broke above 7,500...
May 15, 2026
Wednesday saw North American markets digesting a hot April PPI print. The S&P 500 closed Tuesday at 7,400.96 (-0.16%); Nasdaq...
May 13, 2026
April CPI rose 3.8% YoY—highest since May 2023—sending Nasdaq futures down 1% and oil past $101. What it means for...
May 12, 2026
S&P 500 hits record 7,300, DRAM ETF surges 30% in a week, CPI due Tuesday, and Warsh Fed vote looms...
May 11, 2026
302,000 signatures filed May 4 — far above the 177,732 needed — pushing Alberta's independence vote to October 19. What...
May 11, 2026
US nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April against a 65,000 consensus while unemployment held at 4.3 percent, but the BLS...
May 8, 2026
A US trade court ruled 2-1 on May 7 that Trump's 10% global tariff under Section 122 is illegal —...
May 8, 2026
USA-Canada Pulse May 6: AMD +16% on AI chip guidance; ADP +109K beats; SEC ends mandatory quarterly reports; Carney-Sheinbaum CUSMA...
May 6, 2026
Trump paused the Project Freedom Hormuz convoy on May 5, 2026, one day after it began, citing Iran deal progress....
May 6, 2026