Financial Insights That Matter A deal on ending public financing for foreign fossil fuel projects — which Canada co-led on the world stage — has died in the face of key holdout countries and the incoming administration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Canada, along with the U.K and European Union, proposed in 2023 to end […]
Financial Insights That Matter TORONTO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch on Sunday for the job of Canada’s next prime minister. It was Freeland’s abrupt resignation as finance minister last month that forced Justin Trudeau’s exit as […]
Financial Insights That Matter Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country’s governing Liberal Party. In a statement posted on Friday to X, formerly known as Twitter, Freeland expressed her intention to run and said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days. “I’m running to fight […]
Financial Insights That Matter In 2024, Canada’s central bank cut its benchmark rate by 175 basis points over five consecutive decisions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld · The Canadian Press The Bank of Canada should hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.25 per cent at its upcoming January meeting, giving policymakers time to digest U.S. […]
Financial Insights That Matter Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content It’s a major reversal for Freeland, who introduced that capital gains hike in April as Trudeau’s finance minister. She argued at the time that it […]
Financial Insights That Matter Canadian university students on the hunt for a job say their top priority is high future earnings, according to a study conducted by Universum. (Angelina Katsanis/Star Tribune via AP) · AP Third Party As they grapple with a higher cost of living, Canadian university students on the hunt for a job […]
Financial Insights That Matter Wedbush just bumped up its price target on Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) to $550 from $515, doubling down on its Outperform rating. The call? Tesla’s delivery demand for 2025 is gaining momentum, and its self-driving future is acceleratingbig time. Analysts at the firm are convinced that a Trump Administration could be a “total […]
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Financial Insights That Matter Netflix is raising its prices in Canada. The streaming giant says the monthly cost of its cheapest offering – the standard plan with ads – is going up by $2 to $7.99 per month. The standard plan without ads will increase by $2.50 per month to $18.99 while the premium plan […]
Financial Insights That Matter The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie was trading 1% lower at C$1.4447 to the greenback, or 69.22 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.429 to 1.4515. Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 5.6 basis points to […]