Cost concerns aside, businesses remain optimistic
Latest StatCan survey finds inflation pressure is the top concern
- By: James Langton
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 13:48
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Ottawa posts $21.7B deficit for April-to-December period
The result compared with a deficit of $23.6B for the same period a year earlier
- By: The Canadian Press
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 11:52
Alberta economy back in the red with $5.2B deficit budget
The red ink is mainly driven by an expected drop in oil prices, looming U.S. tariffs and a promised tax break for Albertans: minister
- By: Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 10:37
Laurentian Bank reports $38.6M Q1 profit
The bank's profit amounted to 76 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Jan. 31
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from IE
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 10:00
Tariff threats, uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down U.S. economy: report
U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending in January
- By: Anne D’innocenzio and Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 09:25
Canada’s economy heated up heading into 2025 — now comes Trump
Real GDP rose 2.6% on an annualized basis in Q4: StatCan
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 09:09
SEC says ‘meme’ coins aren’t securities
Agency issues opinion indicating that crypto novelties don't fall under securities law
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 17:49
Industry applauds delay in SEC clearing rules
Move allows more time to deal with operational, regulatory issues
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 16:55
Big banks report earnings beats ahead of potential tariff tempest
Consumers and businesses hold off on big spending decisions ahead of expected U.S. tariffs
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 15:12
Global house prices continue slide: BIS
China leads global drop, Canada down too, defying rich country rise
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 12:35
Payrolls, job vacancies rose in December: StatCan
Total labour demand increased in 2024, vacancy rate rises too
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 12:12
Key dates in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute
U.S. President Trump has at times contradicted himself about his own tariff plans
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 12:00
CIBC posts $2.2B Q1 profit
Canadian commercial banking and wealth management business earned $591 million
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from IE
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 11:43
Canadian, U.S. markets rally and oil prices sink as Strait of Hormuz opens
Physical oil market remains "tighter than the financial market is giving it credit for": analyst
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 16:57
Hormuz reopening won’t get oil markets back to normal right away
Oil prices may need to be "higher for longer" to rebuild stocks: analyst
- By: Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 16:02
The loonie-oil price disconnect
Dollar responds to demand shocks, but supply shocks ignored: Scotia
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 15:04
SEC set to cancel advisory firms’ registrations
Firms no longer qualify for narrower online advisor exemption
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 14:38
CIRO issues phase two of CE reform proposals
Proposals out for 90-day comment period, final regime slated for Jan. 1, 2028
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 16:37
ESMA examines the rise of non-public credit ratings
Regulator to explore market impact of private, restricted rating activity
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 14:29
Anthropic’s Mythos shows need to ‘come to grips’ with AI risks: Macklem
The BoC governor says technology's evolving abilities underscore importance of cybersecurity
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 15:45
Wealthsimple’s new X partnership brings opportunities and risks, experts say
Arrangement could encourage more or riskier trades, critics say
- By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 12:51
RBC, Scotiabank pull back on climate goals
The banks are dropping their interim emission reduction targets due to various factors
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 16:48
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
Global ETF industry gathered a record US$626 billion in Q1
ETF assets under management now sit at US$20 trillion
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 11:52
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