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Source: Financialpost February 08, 2025

Canada's fury with Trump is deeper than just trade

No matter what happens with tariffs, the damage to the US-Canada relationship could last a generationIt was -20 degrees Celsius in Ottawa on the night of Feb. 1, one of the most bitterly cold days in Canada’s winter of discontent. Shortly after 9 p.m., in a...

Source: Financialpost February 08, 2025

Trudeau says Trump wants to annex Canada for critical minerals

The summit underscores concerns that Canada needs to shift trade patterns and forge new international relationshipsCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told executives gathered at an economic summit on Friday that he believes United States President Donald...

Source: Financialpost February 08, 2025

Odds of Bank of Canada interest rate cut in March drop after jobs beat

Economists weigh in on the latest labour dataCanada’s unemployment rate continues to decline, falling to 6.6 per cent in January as the economy created more jobs than economists expected. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your...

Source: Financialpost February 08, 2025

Trump says he will announce reciprocal tariffs next week

Represents a major escalation of his trade war with U.S. economic partnersPresident Donald Trump said he plans to unveil reciprocal tariffs next week in a major escalation of his trade war with United States economic partners. We apologize, but this video...

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Terence Corcoran: Two weeks of Trumpism shouldn't overturn a century of Canada-U.S. links

It makes no sense economically or politically to abandon our ties after just two weeks with an unpredictable presidentFrom food shoppers in supermarkets to the upper echelons of economic and political power, the transformation of Canada into an anti-American...

Source: Financialpost February 07, 2025

China chokes tungsten exports to the United States

Tungsten hasn’t been mined commercially in the U.S. since 2015, the nation counting China as its biggest sourceThe phone has been ringing off the hook for Lewis Black after China imposed export controls on tungsten, a niche metal mined by his firm that’s cru...

Source: Financialpost February 07, 2025

Posthaste: 'Rolling tariff threats' to rock Canada's economy for some time to come

Quick resolution to this trade dispute 'extremely' unlikely, say economists We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: 'Rolling tariff threats' to rock Canada's...

Source: Financialpost February 07, 2025

‘Fragile’ Canadian economy at risk from Trump’s unpredictability, Poloz says

Canadian economy weaker than it was five years ago, says former Bank of Canada governor Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz warned a Bay Street crowd Wednesday that the impact...

Source: Financialpost February 07, 2025

Opinion: Smith government should keep its hands off Heritage Fund investments

The fund's job is to get the best risk-adjusted returns possible, not to support investments in politically favoured Alberta industriesBy Tegan Hill and Steven Globerman We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap h...

Source: Financialpost February 07, 2025

Falling fixed mortgage rates could be booster juice for buyers

Robert McLister: Falling rates will entice more potential homebuyers to trade window shopping for the real deal — actual buyingDonald Trump’s tariff escapades have cast a pall over Canada’s economic outlook. Uncertain investors and those who think tariffs wi...