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Source: Financialpost January 24, 2025

Posthaste: Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates as tariff threat looms

Full-blown trade war could throw country into recession We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates as tariff threat...

Source: Financialpost January 24, 2025

Canada retaliating against U.S. tariffs is 'nonsensical:' Ian Lee

Watch: Canada should instead focus on pushing to reopen USMCA, says Carleton University associate professorIan Lee, associate professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how Canada retaliatin...

Source: Financialpost January 24, 2025

Opinion: Hey, Greenland! Join us, not the United States

Just next door, your island would be a good fit with the administrative structure and cultural makeup of our three northern territoriesBy Erin Weir We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other video...

News Source: Financialpost January 24, 2025

Statistics Canada reports November retail sales flat at $67.6 billion

Early estimate for December suggests a gain of 1.6%OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales in November were flat compared with October, but an early estimate by Statistics Canada pointed to a rebound in December which saw the start of Ottawa’s GST/HST holiday. We...

Investor Source: Financialpost January 24, 2025

'This too shall pass': Investing strategies in the time of Trump

'Don’t have a knee-jerk reaction. If the market overreacts, that’s probably an opportunity'The roller-coaster governance model of Donald Trump is already back on display: he was quiet on tariffs during his inauguration day, only to say later that evening the...

Source: Financialpost January 23, 2025

Amazon to close all warehouses in Quebec, eliminating 1,900 jobs

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Source: Financialpost January 23, 2025

Opinion: ‘Vasa syndrome’ is killing Ontario’s auto sector

The Vasa was an over-designed 17th-century Swedish warship that sank on launch. Politically-engineered EV cars risk being today's equivalentBy Michael Nitefor We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see...

Source: Financialpost January 23, 2025

Here are 5 Trump executive orders that could affect Canada

Immigration, energy and EVs among areas that could feel the effects of the new president's directivesOTTAWA — While U.S. President Donald Trump‘s threat to impose tariffs on Canada is alarming enough, other measures he announced Monday after his inauguration...

Source: Financialpost January 22, 2025

Trump threatens to double tax rates for foreign nationals, companies

U.S. president orders officials to draw up retaliatory measures against ‘extraterritorial’ taxesDonald Trump has threatened to double tax rates for foreign nationals and companies in the United States to hit back at “discriminatory” levies on American multin...

Source: Financialpost January 22, 2025

Bank of Canada's job 'far from done': What economists are saying about today's inflation data

Economists think quarter-point cut still on the table for next weekCanada’s consumer price index rose 1.8 per cent in December from the year before, less than the 1.9 per cent increase expected by economists, giving the Bank of Canada a final data point befo...