Market Update with Jim Allworth

 

Recent Posts

Tariffs: A revenue win—but not a deficit fix

After a year of uncertainty, tariff rates have stabilized at lower levels than feared—and become a significant U.S. government revenue source. We assess the tariff landscape ahead of the Supreme Court’s important ruling.

Can Europe meet the moment?

The euro area defied expectations in 2025, delivering growth amid a challenging environment. Yet beneath this resilience, Europe has started to redraw its economic and strategic maps.

Supply surge keeps Canadian house prices on a downtrend

Supply-demand conditions weakened further in most large Canadian markets as January unfolded. Potential buyers remained cautious despite...

Gen AI: Is Canada ready?

 June 20, 2024 |Pascal Dessureault

Gen AI holds the potential to get Canada’s economy growing again through accelerated innovation and productivity. The big question is whether Canadian businesses and public sector organizations will seize the moment.

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Bank of Canada set to make the first interest rate cut of easing cycle

 June 04, 2024 |Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan
Evidence has continued to build that the current high level of interest rates is no longer needed. All ducks appear to be in a row for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to kick-start the policy easing cycle and lower the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4...
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