Mortgage rates shake off turkey coma, start moving up and down
Mortgage rates are waking up from their holiday slumber and finally starting to move. Depending on whether you need a default ...
Japan imposes new sanctions on Russia and other countries that allegedly helped it evade bans
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to ...
Insurers brace for billions in losses from California wildfires
Insurers are bracing for losses of as much as US$10 billion from wildfires in Los Angeles after blazes ravaged some of the ...
Canada's tariffs on Chinese-made EVs pose quandary for next prime minister
Canada announced 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs in August, aligning its policy with the U.S., which had announced them in May. The tariffs generated controversy from the outset, as trade lawyers ...
Japan's Household Spending Falls, Weighing on BOJ Rate Hike Path
In late 2024, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba added fresh aid for low-income households to cope with inflation, through his ...
Posthaste: How the stock market can tank when you least expect it
Recession is the most common driver of significant losses in the stock market; you only have to look as far back as 2020 and 2008 to see that. But today with no signs of a slowdown on the horizon and ...
If 2025 brings a major life change, here are financial planning tips to get you through
Embrace the opportunities for growth and transformation that come with life transitions and take each step with confidence ...
‘Era of uncertainty’ requires economic leadership, FP outlook event hears
Just two weeks into 2025, Canada is already facing a political shakeup, ongoing threats from the U.S. president-elect and a raft of chronic economic pain points. These issues and more were dissected ...
Wall Street expects to shed 200,000 jobs as AI erodes human roles
Global banks are expected to cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years as artificial intelligence (AI) encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers, according to ...
'What are you complaining about?': Economists assail Trump's Canada trade claims
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has justified his threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canada by pointing to the U.S. trade deficit. Top Canadian economists have a response to that: it’s all because ...
Opinion
Opinion: Trudeau’s legacy includes larger tax burden for the middle-class
While reflecting on his tenure, Prime Minister Trudeau said he was proud that his government reduced taxes for middle-class Canadians. In reality, taxes for middle-class families have increased since ...
Political turmoil could derail Pathways Alliance carbon capture project: experts
Heather Exner-Pirot, special advisor on energy to the Business Council of Canada, said the problem for Pathways is that with polls showing the Conservatives are likely to win an upcoming federal ...