Economy

Bank of Canada holds rates steady amid US trade policy uncertainty
April 17, 2025 12:35 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced its decision to maintain the policy interest rate at 2.75%, aligning with consensus...

245% China tariff causes market confusion
April 17, 2025 12:09 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The markets were hit with more tariff confusion on Wednesday after the White House posted a fact sheet overnight showing that China n...

Futures slip, Nvidia falls on new U.S. chip restrictions - what's mo...
April 16, 2025 07:39 PM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com - U.S. stock futures tick down on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump's tariff plans and updated U.S. rules on artificial intelligenc...

Futures slip, U.S. chip restrictions, earnings ahead - what's moving...
April 16, 2025 07:31 PM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com - U.S. stock futures tick down on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump's tariff plans and updated U.S. rules on artificial intelligenc...

Honda rejects report of Canadian manufacturing exit
April 16, 2025 06:35 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Honda (NYSE:HMC) Canada denied media reports Tuesday that it plans to shift auto production out of Ontario in response to trade devel...

Trump eyes announcement on trade deals 'very soon;' China needs to m...
April 16, 2025 05:29 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Trump administration is discussing deals more than 15 trading partners and could announced some agreement "very soon," U.S. Press...

Canada's March CPI report reveals slowed inflation
April 15, 2025 11:53 PM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Canada increased by 2.3% year over year in March 2025, a slight dip from the 2.6% rise in February,...

CIBC’s Tal warns Canada is repeating population forecasting mistakes
April 15, 2025 06:57 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Canada is reportedly underestimating its future population growth due to flawed data assumptions, raising concerns about a repeat of...

Canada's February wholesale trade sees modest rise
April 15, 2025 01:03 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- According to a report by Statistics Canada, the country's wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbon...

BofA sees Bank of Canada rate cut to 2.50% on April 16
April 14, 2025 11:03 PM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- BofA Securities has projected that the Bank of Canada (BoC) will lower its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.50% on April...

UBS cuts Japan stock targets amid tariffs, sees recovery from 2026
April 12, 2025 04:19 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- UBS has lowered its equity targets for Japan, citing revised GDP forecasts driven by the impact of new U.S. tariff measures, and flag...

Inflation cools in March, but tariff-driven inflation storm coming:...
April 11, 2025 06:33 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- U.S. inflation slowed more than expected last month data showed on Thursday, but it's too early to bet that the wheels on the deflati...

Trump raises tariffs on China to 125%, introduces 90-day pause for o...
April 10, 2025 04:19 AM AEST | By Investing(Vlad Schepkov also contributed to this article)

Largest U.S. machine tool builder Haas Automation issues stark warni...
April 10, 2025 01:59 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Privately held Haas Automation, which describes itself as the largest machine tool builder in the Western world, has warned that it i...

Is China dumping US treasuries?
April 09, 2025 08:35 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- There is speculation from several well-placed investors that China is dumping U.S. Treasuries, possibly in retaliation to the U.S. ta...

Tariff impact has been 'explosive' but necessary as China tariff loo...
April 09, 2025 07:45 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that the tariff impact has been "somewhat explosive" but said they were generating mon...

Congress unlikely to stop Trump's tariffs
April 09, 2025 01:03 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming reciprocal tariffs have wreaked havoc on global markets, leading some Trump supporters to deno...

Canadian firms brace for trade headwinds, delay investment plans - B...
April 08, 2025 02:27 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- On Monday, the Bank of Canada released its first-quarter Business Outlook Survey for 2025, revealing a decline in business sentiment...

Carney's Liberals unveil support for Canadian retirees amid trade cr...
April 08, 2025 02:21 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, announced a set of measures on Monday aimed at providing urgent suppo...

Ontario government provides CAD$11 billion to support economy amid U...
April 08, 2025 12:59 AM AEST | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The government of Ontario, led by Premier Doug Ford, has announced a relief and support package of approximately CAD$11 billion for w...