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Receipts for retailers fell 0.3 per cent in JuneCanadian consumers likely continued to tighten their belts in June after a sharp spending pullback in May, marking a weak first half of the year for retail sales in the country. We apologize, but this video...

Watch Karl Schamotta of Corpay discuss what's ahead for the Canadian economyKarl Schamotta, Corpay Inc. chief market strategist, talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how central bank cuts might play out and how political rhetoric could roil mar...

Bond market says 85% chance of another rate cut next weekVariable-rate borrowers should catch another break from the Bank of Canada next week. The bond market is pricing in more than an 85 per cent chance of a 25 basis point rate cut on Wednesday. We apo...

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Since LCBO workers went on strike July 5, Ontarians have been wondering just how long and dry their summer might beNearly two weeks into the battle between striking LCBO workers and the province, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) announced i...

The market's lopsidedness and degree of frothiness resemble the late 1990s more than any other cycle in modern historyEvery mania and bubble share differences and similarities, but the current wave of artificial-intelligence optimism looks a lot like what we...

Slowing inflation in both countries expected to limit rate gap and could buffer the Canadian dollar We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Economists breath...

Canada is reviewing how many long-term visas it grants to foreign studentsCanada is reviewing how many long-term visas it grants to foreign students, underscoring the government’s desire to slow immigration and population growth. We apologize, but this v...

Latest outlook puts this country ahead of United States and United KingdomThe International Monetary Fund is upgrading its forecast for the Canadian economy, projecting it will now grow by 1.3 per cent this year and by 2.4 per cent in 2025, according to a re...

Some of the country’s top economists believe the Bank of Canada now has the green light to cut rates next weekJune’s consumer price index inflation data should be a welcome sign for Canadians hoping for an interest rate cut next week, according to some of th...