Economic policy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-policy/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:39:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Economic policy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-policy/ 32 32 Saskatchewan heads toward $427M deficit at year’s end https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/saskatchewan-heads-toward-427m-deficit-at-years-end/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:39:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526341 Province had projected a $12M surplus in the spring

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]]> Ottawa’s operating spending — not capital — driving deeper deficits: PBO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ottawas-operating-spending-not-capital-driving-deeper-deficits-pbo/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:14:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525503 Champagne's press secretary pushed back on the PBO’s framing

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]]> Germany to subsidize industry’s energy prices in bid to revitalize economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/germany-to-subsidize-industrys-energy-prices-in-bid-to-revitalize-economy/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:23:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525479 It plans to introduce an electricity price of about US$0.06 per kilowatt hour starting Jan. 1

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]]> BoC mulled later timing for October rate cut, deliberations show https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/boc-mulled-later-timing-for-october-rate-cut-deliberations-show/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:15:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525278 The central bank's next rate decision is set for Dec. 10

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]]> Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/federal-budget-forecasts-78b-deficit-as-liberals-shift-spending-to-capital-projects/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:00:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524564 Experts say the projected deficit is broadly in line with expectations

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]]> Liberal budget earmarks billions for ‘bold and swift action’ to meet U.S. disruption https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/liberal-budget-earmarks-billions-for-bold-and-swift-action-to-meet-u-s-disruption/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:19:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524508 The 406-page budget includes almost $90B in net new spending items over five years

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]]> Champagne’s biggest test yet — selling a ‘generational’ budget to anxious Canadians https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/champagnes-biggest-test-yet-selling-a-generational-budget-to-anxious-canadians/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:18:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524444 The Canada-U.S. trade war forms the backdrop of the entire budgetary plan

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]]> Interest rates at low end of ideal balance between growth, inflation: Macklem https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/interest-rates-at-low-end-of-ideal-balance-between-growth-inflation-macklem/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:52:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524425 BoC's trying to "make sure that the tariff problem doesn't become an inflation problem"

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]]> Not stagflation, but ‘stagflationary, potentially’: FTSE Russell https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/not-stagflation-but-stagflationary-potentially-ftse-russell/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:18:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524274 The U.S. Federal Reserve, other central banks are juggling duelling priorities

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]]> McGuinty has ‘every confidence’ fall budget will pass through minority Parliament https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/mcguinty-has-every-confidence-fall-budget-will-pass-through-minority-parliament/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:10:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524180 Carney's first federal budget is set to be unveiled on Nov. 4

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