62 h. ago Canada’s economy posts strong growth in January, but momentum fades in February

Growth stalls, pulled down by retail trade, oil and gas and real estate

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62 h. ago RBC says winning the ‘AI arms race’ key to future growth despite trade war uncertainty

Canada's largest bank holds first Investor Day event since 2018

Economics

3 d. ago RBC Stays the Course With Growth Targets Despite Trade Turmoil

Royal Bank of Canada is continuing on a path it charted almost seven years ago, confirming at its investor day that it will maintain its current growth and profitability targets while also warning that trade turmoil could throw those off track.

Economics

5 d. ago Hottest Emerging ETF Sees Record Outflows as China Back in Favor

One of the most popular ETFs in emerging markets is quickly falling out of favor after a stellar two-year run as investors reassess the outlook amid global growth concerns and simmering trade tensions.

Sport

5 d. ago Quebec Sees Deeper Deficit, Slower Growth as Trade War Bites

Quebec, Canada’s second-largest province, forecast a staggering C$13.6 billion ($9.5 billion) deficit for the next fiscal year and warned that the budget outlook depends on the duration and severity of the trade war with the US.

Economics

1 week ago Canadian farmland values rise nine per cent, but rate of growth on a downward trend

Average Canadian farmland values continued their more than 30-year streak of increases last year, but Farm Credit Canada says the rate of growth is slowing and trade disruptions could further dent them. The Crown corporation, which provides financing and other services to the agriculture industry, said in a report Tuesday that the average value of […]

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1 week ago Trump’s Trade Wars Tip World to Slower Growth, Faster Inflation

US President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies have abruptly set the world onto a path of slower growth and higher inflation that could worsen notably if tensions escalate, the OECD said.

Economics

2 w. ago Wall Street strategists see more S&P 500 volatility as tariff fears kick in

A chorus of Wall Street strategists is warning about rising volatility in the stock market, with Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson the latest to sound the alarm on slumping economic growth amid President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The strategist, who was a prominent bearish voice on equities until mid-2024, said he expects the S&P 500 Index […]

Economics

3 w. ago Treasury Yields Head Back Toward Year’s Lows on Tariff Angst

US government bond yields shifted back toward their lowest levels of the year amid mounting investor conviction that a trade-induced growth slowdown will lead the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates multiple times this year.

Economics

3 w. ago Lockstep Moves in US Stocks Suggest More Volatility Is Brewing

US stocks are increasingly moving in tandem, raising the risks of further turbulence ahead as investors grapple with uncertainty over economic growth and the potential fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s Tariff War Will Hurt UK and Lift Prices, Reeves Says

A global trade war will damage UK growth and drive up inflation even if Donald Trump excludes Britain from the kind of tariffs he is imposing on China, Canada and Mexico, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said.

Economics

3 w. ago Canadian Council for Indigenous Business Statement on U.S. Tariff Implementation

Canadian Council for Indigenous Business Statement on U.S. Tariff Implementation Toronto, ON, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Council for Indigenous Business firmly opposes the unjustified tariffs imposed by the United States, which threaten to undermine Canadian and Indigenous economic growth and the principles of fair and equitable trade.  As Indigenous people, we have […]

Economics

3 w. ago Tariffs Hit Mexican Peso as US Risks Shield Other EM Currencies

The Mexican peso slumped after US President Donald Trump imposed new import tariffs against the country, though other developing-nation currencies held their own amid concerns about the impact of the escalating trade war on growth in the world’s largest economy.

Economics

3 w. ago Asian Stocks to Decline as Tariffs Spark US Rout: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks are set to fall as President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on trading partners sent US shares to their biggest loss of the year and raised the spectre of a trade war hitting global economic growth.

Economics

3 w. ago Asian Stocks Decline After Tariffs Spark US Rout: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks fell Tuesday, tracking US shares lower as President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on trading partners raised the spectre of a trade war hitting global economic growth.

Economics