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Canada’s intractable softwood lumber dispute with the U.S. has long cast a shadow over the country’s promising forestry sector. However, reimagining its potential, building a value-added industry, and seeking new markets could be the playbook that Canada...

The threat of U.S. tariffs has become top of mind for those considering buying or selling a home in Canada. Concerns about the significant damage that hefty tariffs would inflict on the economy prompted many buyers and sellers to hit pause in February—leading...

As portfolio managers, our job is to make sure we’re on top of every development, policy change, rate cut, data release, and headline. We’ve certainly had plenty of those to keep track of in the last few weeks. Sweeping U.S. import tariffs were announced...

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate again in March, this time to 2.75% from 3%.

The effective U.S. tariff rate is now at its highest level since the 1940s after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on March 4. A new order was also signed for China, increasing tariffs to...

Although trade policies are evolving and government responses remain uncertain, here is a summary of what we know.

The U.S. administration has implemented blanket tariffs on Canada and Mexico after a 30-day reprieve with 25% on all imports except 10% on Canadian energy. An additional 10% tariff on China is also planned. Canada has been hit with its largest trade shock...

The weeks that immediately followed a Republican sweep of the White House, Congress and Senate were met with a surge of optimism in markets: the S&P 500 climbed 5%, megacap tech stocks jumped, Bitcoin surged to an all-time high, and a variety of so-called...