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S&P 500 Sours on Tariffs, But Tariffs Could Help the TSX

On February 19, the S&P 500 hit a record intra-day high of 6147.43. It’s been all downhill since then as…

1 year ago
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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates But Additional Cuts Expected in 2025

At the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve kept its key overnight lending rate, which directly…

1 year ago
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Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate to 2.75% Amidst a Trade War with the U.S.

On March 12, the Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate, which impacts interest rates by 25 basis points…

1 year ago
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Stock Market Turmoil Gives Insight Into Tariff Winners and Losers

How Are Stock Markets Doing? Canadian stock market volatility has soared over the last number of weeks amid concerns about…

1 year ago
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President Trump’s Tariffs Kick In Causing Stocks to Crater

What Are Trump’s Trade Tariffs? At 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, President Trump kept to his word, enacting sweeping…

1 year ago
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Trump’s Tariff Talk Sparks Economic Uncertainties

U.S. President Trump has paused implementing crushing, broad-based 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico until early March, but that doesn’t…

1 year ago
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Will the Bank of Canada Make an Emergency Rate Cut Amidst Trump’s Tariffs?

In late January, the Bank of Canada cut its key overnight lending rate, which impacts interest rates, by 25 basis…

1 year ago
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How Will President Trump’s Tariffs Impact the TSX?

With President Trump now in the Oval Office, Canadians and investors will be watching to see if he follows through…

1 year ago
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Strong Canadian Economic Data Increases Odds of Interest Rate Pause

The Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate, which sets interest rates, five times in 2024, from 5% in…

1 year ago
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Canada’s Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Jumps to 2.0%

Canada’s inflation rate unexpectedly jumped to 2.0% in October from 1.6% in September. Analysts were expecting Canada’s inflation rate to…

1 year ago