Economy

For all its faults, the federal government isn’t that bad at managing the economy

Canada’s bank regulator keeps capital buffer unchanged, says lenders can absorb losses

Federal Reserve pivot to interest-rate cuts seen likely to start in May

For bank stocks, CIBC analyst ‘does not find the discount compelling’ as earnings estimate fall

Softening consumption may delay Bank of Japan’s exit from easy policy

Pierre Poilievre’s housing movie: What it gets right and wrong, and what was left unsaid

Holiday budget planning should include more than gifts you’re planning on giving, expert says

Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why

China’s exports grow for first time in six months in relief for factories

Global small-cap stocks lure bargain hunters after sluggish 2023

Market bets for 2024 thrown into chaos by U.S. recession conundrum

‘The countdown clock to rate cuts has begun’: Economists and markets on this week’s BoC decision and when borrowing costs may fall

U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in October on weak exports

RBC quantitative analyst makes a pair of changes to his top 40 stock picks for December

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 5% in final decision of 2023. Here’s what’s next

Consumer debt, credit delinquencies on the rise, Equifax report says

Poilievre’s Housing Hell video offers a lousy, dime-store analysis of our housing crisis

Manitoba’s new NDP government faces ballooning deficit

David Rosenberg: Canada is in economic decay. Prepare for BoC rate cuts and big returns in this asset class

Wells Fargo CEO expects severance expenses to exceed US$750-million in fourth quarter