Business outlook | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:40:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Business outlook | Investment Executive 32 32 Business sentiment was improving in Q1, but Middle East war pushing up costs https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/business-sentiment-was-improving-but-middle-east-war-pushing-up-costs/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:47:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536714 BoC survey shows energy, fertilizer and freight costs impacted in March

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]]> About that cap-ex boom https://old.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/about-that-cap-ex-boom/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:14:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531237 Desjardins Group says business investment will be weak in 2026, another risk-off year

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]]> Business sentiment subdued, but sales outlook improves: BoC outlook survey https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/business-sentiment-subdued-but-sales-outlook-improves-boc-outlook-survey/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:25:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529715 Respondents see signs of recovery after a year of weak sales

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]]> Business optimism remains, as cost pressures loom https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/business-optimism-remains-as-cost-pressures-loom/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:33:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526280 Survey finds 40% expecting to pass on tariff costs in year ahead

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]]> Advisors’ Report Card 2025 main table https://old.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/advisors-report-card/advisors-report-card-2025-main-table/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:10:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525244 How advisors and planners in the Report Card series rated their industry channels collectively

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]]> Canadian businesses expect to pay for U.S. market access: KPMG https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadian-businesses-expect-to-pay-for-u-s-market-access-kpmg/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:00:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523312 82% of Canadian businesses believe U.S. tariffs are here to stay, firm's survey finds

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]]> Business confidence still weak as tariffs hold back investment https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/business-confidence-still-weak-as-tariffs-hold-back-investment-boc/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:24:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523010 BoC survey results raise economists' expectations of a rate cut this month

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]]> Small businesses are hurting and financial advisors need to pay attention https://old.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/small-businesses-are-hurting-and-financial-advisors-need-to-pay-attention/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:03:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519510 This isn’t just an entrepreneur’s issue. It directly affects the advisors and institutions who serve these businesses

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]]> Business confidence subdued amid tariffs but ‘worst-case’ less likely: BoC survey https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/business-confidence-subdued-amid-tariffs-but-worst-case-less-likely-boc-survey/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:21:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=515698 28% of firms surveyed in Q2 said they expect a recession

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]]> Canada’s jobless rate rises to 6.2% in May https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-jobless-rate-rises-to-6-2-in-may/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:10:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=487373 Weakening economy and high interest rates push businesses to rein in hiring

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