Free trade is (likely) dead
Canada must be prepared to deal with a future beset by protectionism: NBF
- By: James Langton
- September 11, 2025 September 11, 2025
- 15:20
Canada must be prepared to deal with a future beset by protectionism: NBF
Trade group says extended trading brings risks alongside rewards
Rick Rieder told an audience at Future Proof that a quarter-point cut won't amount to "a hill of beans"
Canadians owed $1.75 for every dollar of disposable income: Statistics Canada
Inflation eases while eurozone ekes out 0.1% growth in Q2
Higher than expected number, other data, signal cooling labour market
Consumer prices rose 2.9% from a year earlier, up 2.7% from July
Assets, fees, earnings all rising as alts shake off volatility
The index had increased 0.7% in July from June
Labor Department says 911,000 fewer jobs created from April 2024 to March 2025 than originally reported
Bank now sees two rate cuts in the cards, after weak jobs data
Hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July amid uncertainty over Trump's policies
Economists had forecast a 7% unemployment rate for the month
Vehicle sales down 2.9% from last year as economy slows
Canada's trade surplus with the U.S. widened to $6.7B in July
Unemployment remains low at 4.2%, but fewer employers are hiring
Jean Charest argues tariff war could spur long-term gains
Drop from 7.4 million vacancies in June signals cooling market
Security forum represents an emerging challenge to U.S. global leadership
Manufacturing PMI Survey highlights ongoing slowdown despite pause in U.S. tariff hikes