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Fall Economic Statement 2024: Canada boosts investment appeal and the deficit deepens

December 18, 2024 |Rachel Battaglia, Robert Hogue and Cynthia Leach

Given the political uncertainty facing Canada, the fate of many of the measures announced in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement is highly uncertain. However, the fiscal update still serves as a snapshot of where the economy is headed and how upcoming challenges...

The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: What now? Election aftermath

December 16, 2024 |Tasneem Azim-Khan

This is the final report of a four-part series on the 2024 U.S. general election. Part I, Part II and Part III are available for review. It’s been about a month since Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election concurrent with...

Bank of Canada cuts by 50 bps, signals more gradual approach to follow

December 11, 2024 |Claire Fan

The Bottom Line: As expected, the Bank of Canada (BoC) cut the overnight rate by another 50 bps to 3.25% on Wednesday, right to the top end of the BoC’s “neutral” range estimate (2.25% – 3.25%). Macklem’s opening statement made clear that with interest...

Immigration cuts will help narrow Canada’s housing gap but won’t solve crisis

November 04, 2024 |Robert Hogue

The drastic reduction in immigration targets announced by the federal government is one of the more consequential policy reversals in recent memory. It will sharply reduce growth in housing demand over the coming years, making it possible for Canada to...

How to plan for care as you age

November 04, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Watch a panel of specialists discuss strategies and resources you can use to navigate care for yourself or a loved one.

How Canada’s new immigration targets will impact the economy

October 31, 2024 |Rachel Battaglia

The Canadian government has been under growing pressure to align the inflow of newcomers to the country with current labour market needs and infrastructure capacity—which prompted a massive reversal of the post-pandemic immigration plan set by the federal...

The 2024 U.S. elections – Part III: Some final thoughts on fiscal spending and the Fed

October 29, 2024 |Counsel Views – Fall 2024

This is the third report of a four-part series on the 2024 U.S. general election. Part I and Part II are available for review In the following update, we look at where the U.S. election race stands today and provide our thoughts on the interplay between...

BoC accelerates pace of rate cuts

October 23, 2024 |Claire Fan

The level of the overnight rate is still restrictive at 3.75% and the BoC in the press release hinted at future rate cuts will follow to support a return to stronger GDP growth.

The Last Word: Prophecies, promise and peril: the double-sided “cyber coin” that is AI

October 11, 2024 |Counsellor Quarterly – Fall 2024

The rapid and exciting evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will bring with it many tools we can use to improve and enhance our lives. But we must also beware: amongst the many risks that AI presents, it also provides “promise” and opportunity to...

Living to 100: The longevity challenge and your portfolio