The CB has paused rate declines for months and months now, even as inflation fades. In a world of tariffs, uncertainty and rogue politicians the bankers are taking no chances of being caught with ...

VTB’s are a good idea as long as they’re documented properly, and they are likely to become very common. When things are difficult to sell, vendor financing is a great solution. Small business sales ...

“An average growth rate of only around one per cent for the first half of the year as a whole, and weak momentum heading into ...

The price of copper surged today after the rogue America president said he’s imposing a 50% tax on imports of the metal. Futures went up 17% in ten minutes. Well, guess who gets whacked? Yup. Us.

Twenty-one years ago the prime minister was Paul Martin (remember him?), Canada had a federal budget surplus of more than a billion dollars (this year the red ink will surpass $70 billion) and the ...

It’s been a decent first half for the equity markets despite all the headline risks and uncertainty (e.g., Trump tariffs, ...

Individual stocks are a pain in the ass. Cherry picking requires attention. This can lead to burn out and sleepless nights especially when markets take a dump. Anxiety runs high and fear clouds one’s ...

That’s when Bank of Canada boss Stephen Poloz will release the latest ‘Monetary Report’ and make the big announcement to a press theatre full of reporters. The betting is for a quarter point jump this ...

#1 chalkie on 06.27.23 at 3:39 pm Can’t argue with you Garth, you are right, one more move North for sure, possibly two. Household finances are showing more signs of cracking under the weight of large ...

#1 I always figure ... on 04.06.21 at 1:58 pm once the first time buyer is out … stick a fork in it … it’s done … nobody can move up. #2 Bob Rudolph on 04.06.21 at 2:02 pm Seriously though, what isn’t ...