Financial Insights That Matter Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s hold on power was threatened on Monday after the deputy prime minister who led Canada’s response to the first Trump administration resigned abruptly, in a stinging rebuke to the country’s leader. The high-profile departure of the minister, Chrystia Freeland, comes at a treacherous moment for Canada. President-elect […]
Financial Insights That Matter Dominic LeBlanc, a longtime friend and loyal foot soldier for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, took the oath of office to become Canada’s new finance minister. LeBlanc replaces Chrystia Freeland, who resigned from cabinet earlier in the day after Trudeau told her he was going to move her out of finance to […]
Financial Insights That Matter Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on at the start of a cabinet swearing in ceremony for Dominic LeBlanc, not shown, who will be sworn in as Finance Minister, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, on Dec. 16, 2024. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Justin Tang/The […]
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Financial Insights That Matter Breadcrumb Trail Links Investor With the new year just around the corner, 10 portfolio managers and investment strategists weigh in on equities to consider Published Dec 30, 2024 • Last updated Dec 30, 2024 • 9 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if […]
Financial Insights That Matter Breadcrumb Trail Links FP Comment Escape from Justin Trudeau’s record will be hard. Beyond that the Liberals need to move to the centre, where most Canadians are Published Dec 31, 2024 • Last updated Dec 31, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. […]
Financial Insights That Matter Two Canadian Cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Friday without assurances President-elect Donald Trump will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. The Canadians called the talks “productive” and said there would be further discussions but one official said the Americans remain […]
Financial Insights That Matter The big questions in Canadian finance heading into 2024 were whether the economy could avoid a recession and what would happen with interest rates. The uncertainty at the start of the year had banks tucking billions of dollars aside in case the picture worsened for heavily-indebted Canadian consumers as […]
Financial Insights That Matter As the year comes to a close, it’s clear banks and borrowers fared better than feared, leaving some of the biggest stories in the financial industry to be blockbuster deals, surprises and scandals at individual lenders. Here’s a look at some of the key numbers that tell the story of 2024 […]
Financial Insights That Matter As of Oct. 30, 2024, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s (FCAC) updated Code of Conduct for the Payment Card Industry in Canada (the Code) is in effect. The Code is a set of policies that govern payment card network operators (PCNOs) that have agreed to adopt it, which include Visa, […]