Canada’s economy heated up heading into 2025 — now comes Trump
Real GDP rose 2.6% on an annualized basis in Q4: StatCan
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025
- 09:09
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SEC says ‘meme’ coins aren’t securities
Agency issues opinion indicating that crypto novelties don't fall under securities law
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 17:49
Industry applauds delay in SEC clearing rules
Move allows more time to deal with operational, regulatory issues
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 16:55
Big banks report earnings beats ahead of potential tariff tempest
Consumers and businesses hold off on big spending decisions ahead of expected U.S. tariffs
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 15:12
Global house prices continue slide: BIS
China leads global drop, Canada down too, defying rich country rise
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 12:35
Payrolls, job vacancies rose in December: StatCan
Total labour demand increased in 2024, vacancy rate rises too
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 12:12
Key dates in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute
U.S. President Trump has at times contradicted himself about his own tariff plans
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 12:00
CIBC posts $2.2B Q1 profit
Canadian commercial banking and wealth management business earned $591 million
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from IE
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 11:43
RBC reports $5.1B Q1 profit, up from $3.6B a year ago
The bank's wealth management business earned $980 million, up from $664 million a year earlier
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from IE
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 10:46
TD Bank Group reports $2.79B Q1 profit
TD's wealth management and insurance business earned $680 million, up from $555 million a year earlier
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press, with files from IE Staff
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 10:39
Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada set for March 4
President says U.S. will double the existing 10% tariffs on China
- By: Josh Boak, The Associated Press
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 10:10
U.S. jobless claims rise to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
The labour market remains healthy with plentiful jobs and relatively few layoffs
- By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- February 27, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 10:04
Second estimate of U.S. growth confirms a 2.3% annual pace expansion in Q4
The U.S. economy grew 2.8% in 2024, compared with 2.9% in 2023
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025
- 09:57
Oil prices climb, Canadian equities fall as talks to end Middle East war stall
Meanwhile, the U.S. stock market held relatively steady near its records
- By: Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 17:22
Industry innovates, but financial health suffers
Paper calls for guardrails against negative side effects of digital innovation
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 16:09
Structured finance outlooks dim as economy wobbles
Asset performance to weaken as growth slows and inflation, rates face pressure
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 15:50
Crypto money launderer gets prison in U.S.
Shell companies, crypto exchange processed US$470 million in drug money
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 15:55
CFTC asserts oversight of prediction markets
In series of legal filings, regulator claims exclusive jurisdiction
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 09:29
FCA launches ESG ratings pilot
Project designed to avoid creating needless burden with new regime
- By: James Langton
- April 28, 2026 April 28, 2026
- 12:39
Powell plans to stay on at Fed after his term as chair ends
The Fed left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for 3rd straight meeting on Wednesday
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 14:24
Corient plans expansion into Canada
U.S. subsidiary of CI Financial seeks to plug "gap" in Canadian ultra-high-net-worth market
- By: IE Staff
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 13:50
Foreign direct investment in Canada up 6.9% in 2025
Meanwhile, Canadian direct investment abroad rose 2.8% to $2.4 trillion
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 12:46
Fed chair Powell may reveal next steps Wednesday
Powell has signalled he could stay on Fed board after term as chair ends May 15
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- April 28, 2026 April 28, 2026
- 10:21
Kevin Gopaul to head up VanEck’s expansion into Canada
Seasoned ETF exec will help asset manager build "an entire footprint" in the country
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 24, 2026 April 24, 2026
- 17:30
Industry moves: Former BMO private wealth head Geoff Newton joins RBC Wealth Management
Plus, another BMO alum joins software firm, new faces at Manulife and Optimize Wealth, and more
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 24, 2026 April 24, 2026
- 16:05
Product roundup: First Trust launches energy ETF
Plus, a new gold bullion mutual fund and a slew of product lineup changes
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 24, 2026 April 24, 2026
- 17:15
Opinion: Insurers need to call the same riders by the same names
Clarity for clients makes it easier to shop across carriers
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 22, 2026 April 22, 2026
- 12:59
‘Market weakness’ causes mutual fund, ETF asset declines in March: SIMA
At the same time, both fund types recorded positive net sales
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 21, 2026 April 21, 2026
- 15:52