U.S. trade ‘crisis’ will drive up prices, BoC warns after rate cut
Economists two more cuts this year, with government stepping up to provide fiscal relief
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 13, 2025 March 13, 2025
- 10:15
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U.S. wholesale prices stayed flat in February
The producer price index was unchanged from January, after rising 0.6% the month before
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- March 13, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 09:18
America’s soft landing at risk: RBC
Threats include inflation, job cuts and the potential for higher borrowing rates
- By: Kevin Press
- March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 17:23
Canada to impose 25% tariffs on $29.8B in U.S. goods starting Thursday
Canada is the United States' largest source of both steel and aluminum
- By: David Baxter and Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press
- March 12, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 12:07
Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect
Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs of $29.8 billion starting Thursday
- By: Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman and Rob Gillies, The Associated Press
- March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 11:02
Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate to 2.75% as tariffs roil economy
This seventh-consecutive cut puts the overnight rate at 2.75%
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 10:14
The EU retaliates against Trump’s trade moves
Move targeting Republican states to be implemented in two stages
- By: Lorne Cook and David Mchugh, The Associated Press
- March 12, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 09:15
US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices
The consumer price index increased 2.8% in February relative to one year ago
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 08:53
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals, after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
Trump said tariffs are critical for changing the U.S. economy, regardless of stock market impacts
- By: Josh Boak, Rob Gillies and Michelle Price, The Associated Press
- March 11, 2025 March 11, 2025
- 17:52
Stagflation is here to stay, regardless of tariffs
'I don’t think you can continue on as you’ve done historically,' portfolio manager says
- By: Kevin Press
- March 11, 2025 March 11, 2025
- 16:59
U.S. job openings rose to 7.7 million in January
The outlook for the labour market is murky as Trump wages a trade war with foreign countries
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- March 11, 2025 March 11, 2025
- 10:40
Ford says Trump dropping plan to double steel, aluminum tariffs
The premier told NBC News it's time for both sides to sit down at the negotiating table
- By: Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
- March 11, 2025 March 11, 2025
- 09:16
As Ontario hikes cost of electricity exports, Lutnick says more tariffs are coming
Trump advisors were on television this weekend, claiming again that Canada imposes 250% dairy tariffs
- By: Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
- March 10, 2025 March 10, 2025
- 15:14
Mounting cyber and geopolitical risks for financial institutions: report
Third-party service providers identified as top risk for the first time
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 10, 2025 March 10, 2025
- 11:39
Consumer prices fell in China in February and remain flat in a sluggish economy
The government called for increased domestic demand and consumer spending amid worries about deflation
- By: The Associated Press
- March 10, 2025 March 10, 2025
- 08:23
‘Very difficult position’: Bank of Canada expected to cut rate amid trade uncertainty
Majority of economists expect the central bank to deliver a 25-basis-point rate cut this week
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 10, 2025 March 10, 2025
- 08:05
Ottawa announces $6.5-billion business aid package as Trump targets dairy, lumber
U.S. President Donald Trump said he may hit Canadian lumber and dairy with "reciprocal" tariffs on Friday
- By: Nick Murray and Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 18:06
Canada’s employers put hiring on ice in February ahead of tariff impacts
Expectations of a rate cut by the Bank of Canada next week are mixed
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 15:21
Federal Reserve to stay on hold amid widespread economic uncertainty
Powell said the Fed is 'well positioned to wait for greater clarity' from Trump administration
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 14:02
Few women rise in ranks in Canadian real estate, financial institutions, corporations: report
At the same time, the gender gap has narrowed in boardrooms
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 11:59
China’s exports, imports weaken in first two months of 2025
This slowdown comes before any substantial hit from U.S. tariffs: economist
- By: Zen Soo, The Associated Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:23
U.S. employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month
But the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.1% as the number of jobless Americans rose
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:18
Minimal job gains in February as unemployment rate holds at 6.6%: StatCan
The Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:07
Investors looked to money market ETFs in February amid market uncertainties
Hedge fund-style products were also popular as investors sought ways to mitigate risks, diversify: report
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- March 6, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 15:19
U.S. trade policy moves ‘an inflection point’ for global economy: LSEG
Canada is not alone in its reliance on U.S. purchasers
- By: Kevin Press
- March 6, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 14:16