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On Friday, Statistics Canada will release the CPI inflation number for August and the July retail trade figure.On the inflation front, LBS Economic Research and Strategy expects a read just a tad...

Dow reaches just 0.6 below its record high, as US tariffs on China considered mild Dollar maintains losses after failed trade talks with Canada Oil boosted on weak dollar and falling inventories Key...

Hurricane Florence has caused property damage estimated at between $17 billion and $22 billion, and thousands of homes, buildings and other structures in the Carolinas must be put up again when flood...

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will hold fresh talks on renewing NAFTA with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington on Wednesday, a spokesman for Freeland said...

Tuesday, Sept. 18: Five things the markets are talking aboutIt was coming, the market new it was coming, just when and how much were the unknown variables. U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed an...

Foreign investment in Canadian securities reached $12.7 billion in July, mainly from acquisitions of federal government bonds. At the same time, Canadian investment in foreign securities totalled...

European markets, US futures seesaw amid heightened trade headwinds Hong Kong’s Hang Seng underperforms on fresh US tariff batch and typhoon damages U.S. dollar falls back below week-old...

The Canadian dollar fell Friday. After the Trump administration softened its stance on international trade, in particular by reopening trade talks with China, NAFTA optimism boosted the loonie....

Asian indices halt slide State-owned Chinese stocks outperform in Hong Kong Euro, sterling in a holding pattern ahead central bank meetings Key EventsShares in Europe gained this morning, as optimism...

Oil rallies on Hurricane Florence, depleted US inventories and looming Iran sanctions Asian equity losses deepen with emerging markets 2-year Treasury yields hit decade high Key EventsShares in...

The USD/CAD gained 1.01 percent in the first week of September. The currency pair traded at 1.3173 last Friday after a tale of two reports put downward pressure on the loonie.The Canadian and U.S....

EuropeThe strained trading relations between the U.S. and China have taken a new turn. Beijing has asked the World Trade Organization to impose sanctions on the U.S., and China are claiming this is in...

The national trend in housing starts continued to decline in August from the historical peak that was recorded in March 2018. This moderation brings total starts closer to historical averages, largely...

Trade talks, tariffs threats, EM contagion fears and central bank decisions are dominating asset price moves this month.Add geopolitical risks and U.S. impeachment possibilities, market volatility is...