Economic policy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-policy/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:25:49 +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 Economic policy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-policy/ 32 32 Starmer, Xi call for deeper U.K.-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/starmer-xi-call-for-deeper-u-k-china-ties-as-trump-shakes-up-global-relations/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:38:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530575 Starmer is the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years

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]]> Loss of independence of U.S. Fed would particularly affect Canada: BoC’s Macklem https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/loss-of-independence-of-u-s-fed-would-particularly-affect-canada-bocs-macklem/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:59:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530483 Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed for not moving faster to cut rates

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]]> Text of the BoC’s latest interest rate decision https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/text-of-the-bocs-latest-interest-rate-decision-3/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:45:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530477 Outlook for Canadian economy is vulnerable to unpredictable U.S. trade policies, geopolitical risks, central bank notes

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]]> Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as CUSMA talks loom over its outlook https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/bank-of-canada-holds-key-rate-steady-as-cusma-talks-loom-over-its-outlook/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:17:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530461 Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are set to review CUSMA in July

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]]> Carney looks to reset Canada-China relationship in Beijing https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/carney-looks-to-reset-canada-china-relationship-in-beijing/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:35:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529480 Canada's seeking to grow non-U.S. trade by at least 50% over the next 10 years

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]]> Trump pressures Iran with tariffs that could raise prices in the U.S. https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/trump-pressures-iran-with-tariffs-that-could-raise-prices-in-the-u-s/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:10:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529431 The tariffs could upend Trump's attempts to maintain trade peace with China

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]]> Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/budget-office-expects-federal-reserve-to-cut-rates-in-2026/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:48:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528925 Also, the CBO projects that real GDP growth in the U.S. will rise to 2.2% in 2026

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]]> IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/imf-urges-china-to-address-economic-imbalances-as-trade-surplus-hits-1-trillion/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:26:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527410 This week, Beijing reported that its trade surplus for 2025 had already exceeded a record $1T

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]]> 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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