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Source: Financialpost February 14, 2025

Trump moves to impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as April

Fresh import taxes would be customized for each countryUnited States President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider imposing reciprocal tariffs on numerous trading partners, raising the prospect of a wider campaign against a global system he c...

Source: Financialpost February 14, 2025

Donald Trump orders reciprocal tariffs: What that could mean for Canada

Everything you need to know about the U.S. President's latest economic curve ballU.S. president Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday calling for reciprocal trade tariffs on all major trading partners. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. T...

News Source: Financialpost February 14, 2025

Trump's tariffs would slam Canada's economic heartland, warns CIBC's Avery Shenfeld

Watch: Chief economist says possible impact could just dent economy or throw us into outright recessionAvery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the possible impact on Canada of Donald Trump’s tariffs. We ap...

Source: Financialpost February 13, 2025

Why Trump wants to buy Greenland — and how much it could cost

Expert says U.S. President Donald Trump might just want to expand for expansion’s sake onlyUnited States President Trump continues to raise another old flight of fancy from his first tenure in the White House — the possibility of purchasing Greenland. We a...

Source: Financialpost February 13, 2025

63-year-old wonders whether she can retire with $100,000 debt

Vanessa may want to wait a couple of years and retire at 65 when she is debt-free, financial adviser suggestsReviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made thro...

Source: Financialpost February 13, 2025

Matthew Lau: Minimum wages are even more harmful than we thought

An emerging consensus in economics is that they disproportionately disemploy Black and disabled workers and cause other benefits to be cutAccording to George Mason University economist Alex Tabarrok, there is “an evolving new consensus on the minimum wage.”...

Source: Financialpost February 13, 2025

Posthaste: Five reasons why Canada would not be better off as the 51st state

Canada beats the U.S. on many measures from income inequality to longevity, Scotiabank economist says United States President Donald Trump, while signing another executive order, this time imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum, repeated the idea that Cana...

Source: Financialpost February 13, 2025

Bank of Canada says trade war will hurt Canada more than the United States

Deliberations show looming trade uncertainty contributed to decision to cut interest rateThe Bank of Canada’s governing council members think Canada’s economy will be hurt more by a protracted trade war than that of the United States, according to minutes re...

Source: Financialpost February 12, 2025

Business leaders ask Trudeau to recall Parliament to deal with U.S. trade issues

'Political parties are important, but the country is more important than any one particular party'More than 100 Canadian business leaders have signed a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to recall Parliament to deal with Canada’s trade issues...

Source: Financialpost February 12, 2025

Canadians and their governments seem to have forgotten that the more you learn, the more you earn

'The No. 1 problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy' Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this pag...