{
  "id": 8276636,
  "title": "USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/usa-canada-intelligence-brief-friday-september-18-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:02:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/usa-canada-intelligence-brief-friday-september-18-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 18 September 2026, the Federal Reserve concluded its two-day meeting and the United States House voted a third time on Iran war powers. The Federal Reserve raised its target range to between 3.75 and 4.00 per cent, effective from 17 September, as lenders deemed the rate increase. Canadian factory-gate prices were rising more than four times as fast as consumer prices, while the two-year government borrowing rate in the United States fell to 4.67 per cent from 4.74 per cent the previous day. Housing starts in the United States decreased by 2.6 per cent compared to July, while building permits were down by 2.7 per cent and housing completions by 27.1 per cent compared to August 2025. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported a factory index of 37.8 for September, down from 47.4 in August.",
  "summary": "USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Canadian factory-gate prices rose 13.5 per cent on the year in August against consumer prices at 3.0 per cent, and Canadian investors… The post USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}