Internal free trade helps, doesn’t solve tariff trouble
Dismantling interprovincial trade barriers should be part of longer-term reform: RBC
- By: James Langton
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 14:33
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Immigration could contribute to labour shortages: report
Policymakers had hoped for permanent reduction in labour scarcity without increasing unemployment
- By: Jonathan Got
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 13:32
Canadian consumer confidence hits lowest level since 2023 on tariff fears
Pessimism about future job opportunities also rose to worst level in more than four years: report
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 13:31
U.S. consumer confidence plummets in February
It's the biggest monthly decline in consumer confidence since 2021: report
- By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 10:25
Provinces have roughly $100B at hand for tariff relief, Desjardins estimates
Before the prospect of U.S. tariffs, most provinces had been expecting their fiscal situations to improve in 2025
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 09:33
BMO Financial Group reports $2.14B Q1 profit
The bank's wealth management and capital markets businesses helped push the profit up from $1.29B a year ago
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from IE
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 09:16
Tariff fears causing borrowers to hold back but risks ‘manageable’: Scotiabank
The bank's Q1 profit was down from a year ago
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press, with files from IE Staff
- February 25, 2025 February 25, 2025
- 09:05
Cybersecurity firm sues Advocis for $560K
The association originally hired the firm to investigate wrongdoing by employees and executives, the claim states
- By: Michelle Schriver
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 18:50
Offshore crypto exchange settles with DoJ
Company to pay over US$500 million to resolve U.S. charges
- By: James Langton
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 18:14
Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are ‘going forward’ with more import taxes to come
“Our country will be extremely liquid and rich again,” he said
- By: Josh Boak, The Associated Press
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 16:51
Immigration shift a return to normal: DBRS
Curbs on foreign workers will hurt in short run, but represent a return to pre-pandemic levels
- By: James Langton
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 16:14
OMERS earned 8.3% return for 2024, net assets grew to $138.2 billion
The fund's net assets rose close to $10 billion in 2024
- By: The Canadian Press
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 14:59
Global trading system in peril from U.S. shift
Newfound focus on bilateral trade may reshape global practices
- By: James Langton
- February 24, 2025 February 24, 2025
- 14:29
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