The BIG Picture

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...

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

We are only in the month of March yet, it has been quite the year already given the policy shifts and turns undertaken by the U.S. administration.

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...

Investors need to deal with risk and uncertainty. The threat of tariffs, a surprise development in artificial intelligence, higher U.S. inflation, and a major shift in U.S. policy with respect to the war in Ukraine, among other things, are just a few

What matters more for the market, what Trumps says or plain vanilla corporate profit trends? While Washington, D.C. will likely capture a lot more business press headlines this year and policy developments could generate volatility

The significant risk that tariffs pose to Canada’s economy casts a potentially dark shadow over the housing market.