Economy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:06:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Economy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/ 32 32 Challenge for 2026: balance resilience and opportunism https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/challenge-for-2026-balance-resilience-and-opportunism/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:01:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527001 Corrado Tiralongo of Canada Life says the interplay between AI investment and global fragmentation will create unique volatility

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]]> ‘Tis the season for tax loss harvesting https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/tis-the-season-for-tax-loss-harvesting/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:01:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526877 Chris Reynolds of Investment Planning Counsel says year-end buying and selling will create plenty of mispricings

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]]> Next year’s USMCA renegotiations are ‘fork in the road’ for Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/next-years-usmca-renegotiations-are-fork-in-the-road-for-canada/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:01:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526519 Vim Thasan of Beutel Goodman says they’ll either reduce recession fears or stoke continued economic concern

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]]> Macro factors lining up nicely for investment in real assets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/macro-factors-lining-up-nicely-for-investment-in-real-assets/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:01:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525062 Vince Childers of Cohen & Steers says resource equities and infrastructure look particularly attractive in the current moment

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]]> Investment community seeking clarity in Carney’s first budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/investment-community-seeking-clarity-in-carneys-first-budget/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:12:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523965 Richard Chang of Canada Life offers his take on the 2025 Canadian federal budget

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]]> Global uncertainty brings elevated risk of recession https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/global-uncertainty-brings-elevated-risk-of-recession/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:01:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=521256 Corrado Tiralongo of Canada Life says with the current headwinds, this is not the time for investors to double down on risk

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]]> The real risk of volatility is in investor overreaction https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/the-real-risk-of-volatility-is-in-investor-overreaction/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:01:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=518062 Paul Punzo of Investment Planning Counsel says clients need to understand the danger in making big portfolio moves in the face of market turbulence

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]]> Signs point to U.S. economic slowdown in second half https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/signs-point-to-u-s-economic-slowdown-in-second-half/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=513776 Paul Mielczarski of Brandywine Global says tax-like impact of U.S. tariffs and higher oil prices will start to bite

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]]> Business-friendlier Ottawa bodes well for GDP growth https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/equities/business-friendlier-ottawa-bodes-well-for-gdp-growth/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:01:30 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=511956 Dylan Fricker of Mackenzie Investments says Canadian companies and sectors have some interesting tailwinds

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]]> Passive investing offers easy access to markets … but at what cost? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/passive-investing-offers-easy-access-to-markets-but-at-what-cost/ Tue, 13 May 2025 17:01:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=509120 Morten Springborg of C WorldWide Asset Management says the buy-at-any-price strategy undermines normal valuation, distorts liquidity

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