U.S. stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
On Wednesday, the Fed's Powell said it's unclear what will happen with oil prices, tariffs
- By: Stan Choe, The Associated Press
- March 18, 2026 March 18, 2026
- 09:21
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Federal Reserve projects one rate cut this year
Fed officials expect the Iran war will worsen inflation this year, but have little impact on economic growth
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 18, 2026 March 18, 2026
- 09:14
U.S. producer prices rose by a surprisingly hot 3.4% last month
The year-over-year increase was the most since February 2025
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- March 18, 2026 March 18, 2026
- 09:10
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as Middle East war clouds outlook
It’s too soon to say what impact the Iran war will have on Canada’s economy: Macklem
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 18, 2026 March 18, 2026
- 09:04
Markets edge higher ahead of interest rate decisions from BoC and Fed
Investors will be parsing central bank comments for clues
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 16:57
IOSCO revises guidance on issuers’ alt metrics
Regulators update policy on the use of non-GAAP financial measures
- By: James Langton
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 15:57
U.K. aims to help banks avoid liquidity crunch
Proposals seek to ensure banks can cope with rapid liquidity events
- By: James Langton
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 15:44
SEC focuses OTC market rules
Regulator seeks to limit brokers' OTC requirements to equities
- By: James Langton
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 15:01
FCA consults on consumer redress reforms
U.K. regulator seeks faster resolutions for clients, greater certainty for firms
- By: James Langton
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 14:54
Job vacancies held steady in Q4
Employers requiring more experience, education for open jobs
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 14:30
Trump postpones his China trip to focus on Iran war
China, other nations, cool to U.S. request to protect oil shipments
- By: Collin Binkley, The Associated Press
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 14:22
N.B. Liberals table budget with historic $1.4B deficit
Health care spending to rise 17.4% as public service sees cuts
- By: Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 14:04
Iran war upends Federal Reserve’s next steps
With fuel prices likely to stoke inflation, projected rate cut less certain this year
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 13:56
China’s economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war
Its economy grew 1.3% compared to Q4 2025, the fastest pace in a year
- By: Chan Ho-Him, The Associated Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:30
CREA lowers home sales forecast for 2026 amid ‘shaky’ economic start to year
The association is expecting a total of 474,972 residential properties to be sold this year
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:19
Wall Street inches higher as oil prices settle
Investors' hopes for more U.S.-Iran talks remained high Thursday
- By: Chan Ho-him and Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:10
Executors can be personally liable for legal costs
Courts have discretion to award costs against a person acting for estate
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 11:21
SEC settles case against alleged fraudster’s estate
Alleged scheme ended in double murder-suicide back in 2023
- By: James Langton
- April 15, 2026 April 15, 2026
- 15:28
ATS sanctioned over trade info leakage
Tribunal approved OSC's settlement with Liquidnet Canada
- By: James Langton
- April 15, 2026 April 15, 2026
- 13:51
WISE Trust Pension Plan earned net annual return 8.1% in 2025
The result helped boost its net AUM to $4.8B at the end of the year
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:25
IA transitions new life applications to new platform
Existing policies to remain in legacy system
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 15, 2026 April 15, 2026
- 15:50
Canada Life’s updated par lineup ‘aligns incentives’
Higher renewal comp, longer chargeback schedule aim to match advisor incentives to client interests
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 15, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 13:27
Industry moves: New execs join SLI, Focus Wealth, CI Financial and Conquest
Plus, Designed Wealth adds advisor and inaugural taxonomy and transition planning council named
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 14:48
Richard McIntyre departs Manulife Wealth, Brett Marchand tapped as next CEO
McIntyre to start a new role later this month
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 8, 2026 April 8, 2026
- 12:18
Industry moves: Fondaction gets a new CEO, B.C. team joins PWL Capital
Plus, appointments at Sun Life, Connor, Clark & Lunn, Sapling Financial and more
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
- 14:28
Private credit recap: Asset managers respond to elevated redemption requests
Investors are looking to exit from funds in droves during "a period of heightened negative sentiment"
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 14, 2026 April 14, 2026
- 13:59
Product roundup: RBC iShares alliance rolls out five new ETFs
Plus, new emerging market, target-date and tech funds, and a raft of fund changes
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:20
Opinion: We need greater governance on life insurance book transfers
The lack of a structured follow-up when a client changes hands can leave the policyholder vulnerable
- By: Rhona Konnelly
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 10:57