Canada’s $150-billion challenge: How to build a homegrown defence sector and fast

Prime Minister Mark Carney was a bit chuffed when Canada hit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s defence spending benchmark of two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in March,…

Bank of Canada worried about impact of oil shock on inflation during rate deliberations

The Bank of Canada debated the impact soaring oil prices stemming from the war in Iran could have on inflation…

Alberta-Ottawa MOU negotiations miss first deadline as talks continue

The first major deadline under a four-month-old memorandum of understanding on energy development between Alberta and Ottawa has passed without…

Canada needs to hike GST and cut non-defence spending to meet 5% NATO target: report

Canada may have hit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) spending target of two per cent of gross domestic product…

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What falling wage growth says about where the U.S. economy is heading

Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive. Subscribe…

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Whether for curb appeal, cutting grocery costs or pleasure, your garden project needs a realistic budget

There is something about the fresh promise of spring that nudges even practical homeowners to let their imagination wander. A small vegetable patch can become…

This creative money transfer strategy among family members could raise red flags with CRA

Q. I have loaned $500,000 to my wife at the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) prescribed low interest rate of three per cent and she has…

Brian Belski: Earnings season primed for double digit growth

Brian Belski , chief executive and chief investment officer at Humilis Investment Strategies, talks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how investment managers are ‘blocking…

What is the bond market and why is everybody so worried about it?

The bond market doesn’t make headlines nearly as often as its more exciting cousin, the stock market, but when it does, look out. At least…

Why are Canadian bond yields surging?

Earl Davis, head of Fixed Income and Money Markets at BMO Global Asset Management , talks about why Canadian bond yields are surging.

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