Politics – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:50:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Politics – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Trudeau shuffles cabinet as his government faces new election threat https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-government-faces-new-election-threat/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:50:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499038 Ginette Petitpas-Taylor named president of the Treasury Board, Élisabeth Brière becomes national revenue minister

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]]> Federal government posts $14.5B deficit for April-to-October period https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/federal-government-posts-14-5b-deficit-for-april-to-october-period/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:10:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499035 That's compared to a $15.1B deficit over the same period last year

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]]> How U.S. tariffs could affect Canada’s agriculture industry, consumer prices https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/how-u-s-tariffs-could-affect-canadas-agriculture-industry-consumer-prices/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:26:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498238 Canola is one of the big Canadian exports that would be hurt by tariffs

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]]> Powell: Fed’s independence from politics is vital https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/powell-feds-independence-from-politics-is-vital/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:26:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497941 President-elect Trump has made numerous public criticisms of the Fed, Powell

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]]> Trudeau says no question Trump is serious on tariff threat https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/trudeau-says-no-question-trump-is-serious-on-tariff-threat/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:04:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497715 Feds started assembling outreach plan for the next U.S. administration in early 2024

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]]> Feds posts $13B deficit in first half of the fiscal year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/feds-posts-13b-deficit-in-first-half-of-the-fiscal-year/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:26:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497711 That compares to an $8.2B deficit recorded over the same period last year

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]]> Bitcoin ticks closer to US$100,000 following U.S. elections https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bitcoin-ticks-closer-to-us100000-following-u-s-elections/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:25:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497246 The surge comes just two years after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX

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]]> Canada will be ‘safe’ in trade negotiations with U.S. https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/lukens/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:47:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496599 Return of former U.S. trade representative indicates support for Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

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]]> What Trump’s election could mean for interest rates in Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/what-trumps-election-could-mean-for-interest-rates-in-canada/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:36:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496336 Trump's promised policies risk higher inflation, which could affect Canadian rates, loonie: economists

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]]> U.S. election special: What’s ahead for global markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/u-s-election-special-whats-ahead-for-global-markets/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:40:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=495644 As transition teams get to work in Washington, D.C., Jack Manley of J.P. Morgan Asset Management offers a macro view of America’s new direction

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