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CME says Canada must act decisively to protect manufacturing if U.S. tariffs imposed

90% of manufacturers expect significant or severe impacts if tariffs are applied

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JPMorgan posts record annual profits

Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs also issued strong results

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Germany’s economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024

GDP contracted by 0.2% last year

Big Ben

U.K. sees surprise drop in inflation

Inflation eased to 2.5% in December, down from 2.6% the previous month

Steel worker on CNC plasma cutter machine

Canadian manufacturing sales rise 0.8% in November

Production of aerospace products and parts increased 9.3% to $2.8 billion

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U.S. inflation picked up in December

The consumer price index rose 2.9% from a year earlier, but core inflation eased slightly

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Canadian business investment continues to lag

Capital spending declined by 16% in the last decade, according to CFIB

  • By: Kevin Press
  • January 14, 2025 January 15, 2025
  • 17:47
Ideas for cash

Private equity, venture capital activity rebounds: S&P

Global dealmaking revives in 2024, but remains weaker than recent years

  • January 14, 2025 January 14, 2025
  • 17:23
U.S. economy

U.S. producer prices rose 0.2% last month

Compared to a year earlier, producer prices rose 3.3%, the biggest jump since February 2023

U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada: report

Economist debunks Trump claim that the U.S. 'subsidizes' Canada

SEC names co-directors of enforcement

Wall Street to report stronger earnings: Moody’s

Investment banking, trading revenues expected to rise in Q4

Rising yields challenge sovereign finances: Fitch

Higher borrowing costs will make it tougher to tackle debt, deficits

China flag

China’s exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher US tariffs loom

Businesses are trying to “front-run” Trump tariffs, says Capital Economics

Personal finances

Canadians’ financial stress ramping up despite interest rate cuts: MNP

MNP's Consumer Debt Index dropped to the second-lowest level since 2017

Pile of money

Syndicated lending hits record level in 2024: LSEG

JP Morgan tops global league tables, BMO Capital Markets leads in Canada

jobless puzzle pieces

Surging U.S. job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade

Many economists don’t expect the Fed to cut rates again until the second half of 2025, if at all

Bank consolidation

Big banks’ foreign success brings added risk too

Growth of banks' foreign operations raises vulnerabilities: BoC paper

wood cut-outs

Canada added 91,000 jobs in December

The U.S. added 256,000 positions, unemployment rate steady at 4.1%

  • By: Kevin Press
  • January 10, 2025 January 10, 2025
  • 09:27
Apartment building

Average rents decline to 17-month low across Canada: report

Rental market softened in 2024 amid multi-decade highs for apartment completions, slow population inflows

Inflation written newspaper

Headline inflation stable in OECD

Stability in overall inflation conceals conflicting underlying trends

Green globe in forest

Asset mix exposes Canadian pension funds to climate risk: report

Equity and alternative investment allocations represent more than half of average holdings

UN predicts world economic growth at subdued 2.8% in 2025

India's a bright spot in the global economy with a 6.6% growth forecast for this year

keys to new home

Many mortgage holders facing payment shocks: BoC

New loan-level data shows majority of mortgages to renew in next two years, most at higher rates

Made in Canada

Experts respond to Trump’s ‘economic force’ comments

Canada shouldn't 'rise to the bait,' but be ready to respond if Trump follows through on threats, experts say

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Stretched valuations creating ETF market tension

Areas to watch include the broader U.S. market, India's robust growth, and AI-driven productivity