Posthaste: Many Canadians’ retirement saving expectations aren’t matching reality

Expectations rarely match reality when it comes to retirement savings , according to a new survey. About a quarter of working Canadians believe their savings will be their primary source…

Canadian retail sales rise for fourth month in a row

Increased spending on gasoline and fuel pushed Canadian retail trade activity up by 0.5 per cent in April, but economists…

Posthaste: What Canada’s ‘demographic recession’ means for the economy

Canada’s headcount is getting smaller, Statistic Canada has confirmed. Data out yesterday showed that the population has now fallen for…

Canada’s $80-billion submarine race sparks dealmaking blitz across the industrial heartland

Hanwha Defence Canada chief executive Glenn Copeland was swiping through photos he’d taken inside General Motors Co. ’s now-vacant CAMI…

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Paramount accuses Netflix of ‘scorched-earth’ campaign against Warner Bros. deal

Paramount Skydance has accused Netflix of spearheading a “scorched-earth campaign to try and poison regulators and other stakeholders” against its…

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Posthaste: The Bank of Canada should break with tradition and start forecasting interest rates, say these economists

The Bank of Canada should start publishing an interest rate forecast as part of a suggested revamp of its communications with the public regarding inflation…

Posthaste: Most Canadians would happily part with 9% of their salary to secure a pension and their retirement, says survey

Canadians are so worried about their ability to retire that most would contribute nine per cent of their salary to a defined-benefit pension plan as…

Canada could be ‘sideswiped’ if global imbalances continue to widen, Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem warns

Widening global imbalances in trade and other economic flows pose a growing risk to financial stability that could “sideswipe” countries such as Canada despite their…

Posthaste: Is now the right time to buy a home? Canadians are divided

Lower interest rates and housing prices have many prospective homebuyers wondering if now is the right time to buy, but most Canadians are divided on…

Posthaste: The surprising city that’s bucking Canada’s housing affordability trend

One city is bucking the trend as housing affordability improves across the country: Quebec City. The average household income required to service an average mortgage…

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