Has Canada dodged a recession? Probably (for now) But it sure feels like one for many Canadian workers www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Stock markets soared to all new highs again this week. Driven by a handful of companies betting big on AI Can it last? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Whoever wins this election will have an enormous task: rebuild the Canadian economy. Business leaders have given a sense of where to start Speed up resource approvals Scrap interprovincial trade barriers Use military spending to boost manufacturing Tap into the AI boom www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

There's a week left in the election campaign Who ever wins will face a herculean task of rebuilding the Canadian economy What's the state of the economy the next prime minister will inherit? Check out this week's newsletter subscriptions.cbc.ca/newsletter_s...

Does china have more leverage in this trade war than the Trump admin thought? www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

Inflation slowed in march, easing from 2.6% to 2.3% The data doesn’t capture much of the impact of tariffs, which will drive up price growth

On days like this - I listen to Ed, who knows markets and policy better than most

No wonder so many countries are having a hard time understanding where things stand with the US administration on tariffs

Dollar falling virtually every major currency in the world right now

Everything is going according to plan I see

I sure hope that $7.7 billion Rogers deal for NHL rights finally puts an end to insane black out policies Wouldn’t it be nice to watch this Habs/Panthers game tonight as fans check in on divisional rivals and playoff races. Alas. Not available in Toronto

Donald Trump wants to see more cars that are made in America But does such a thing even exist any more? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

CRA interpretation of its statutory authority is ripe for a constitutional challenge. It anticipates Parliamentary approval and implements tax measures as soon as a ways and means motion is tabled. It does not wait for a bill. I’ve never understood how this is legal

Two Globe pieces on the capital gains change kerfuffle: This one features some thoughts from me: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... This one has some thoughts from Fred O'Riordan: www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

Prorogation killed the liberal proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate. So, why is the CRA still collecting at the higher rate? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Paul Wells (@inklesspw.bsky.scoial) once said "For any given situation, Canadian politics will tend toward the least exciting possible outcome." Today was a day that broke that rule My musings from the weirdest lock up in Canadian politics www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

What a day

The bank of Canada will have to juggle multiple concerns when it decides what to do about interest rates this week Read up on the week ahead in this weeks newsletter subscriptions.cbc.ca/message/samp...

I’ve been thinking a lot about this @markmackinnon.bsky.social piece about the kids who sparked the Syrian revolution by posting some graffiti What a tragic road that country has been on www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Trump tariffs would plunge Canada into a recession. Is that threat enough to force provinces and territories to remove internal trade barriers? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

I've said this a million times. The internet is meant to be a distributed network. For it to work that way, we need to become active nodes. The old internet was a beautiful thing -- let's bring it back!

Canadian dollar climbs back into the 71 cent US range after overnight sell off ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/CADUSD...

Check out this week's newsletter A look ahead to this week's GDP numbers, impact of Black Friday and a few smart things to read, watch and listen to from friends and competitors subscriptions.cbc.ca/message/samp...

ICYMI - my column this week looking at whether the loonie will slip below 70 cents US and what that means to the economy www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in October, up from a 1.6% increase in September, as gasoline prices fell to a lesser extent in October (-4.0%) compared with September (-10.7%)

Canadian dollar has been testing 71 U.S. cents today – lowest level since early in the pandemic.

“I don’t see a whole lot of friends of Canada in there,” said Fen Hampson, from Carleton University in Ottawa I'm still trying to get my head around what changes we will see in Canada-US trade policy... www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

This weeks newsletter is out. What does a second Trump term mean for the Canadian economy? Check it out here subscriptions.cbc.ca/message/samp...

Canadian employers added 15,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.5%.

Managing the next trade wars depends on understanding the last trade war www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Smart stuff from colleague @jennabench.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...

This weeks newsletter is out. Looking ahead to the stakes and implications of the elections in the US on Tuesday subscriptions.cbc.ca/message/samp...

Employment rose by 64,000 (+0.3%) in September, following an increase of 40,000 (+0.2%) in August. The employment rate—the proportion of the population aged 15 and older who are employed—rose 0.1 percentage points to 62.0%, offsetting a decline in the previous month.

Not exactly a cheery start to your Sunday morning. But I asked some smart people what they think the next year or so is going to look like. And it’s not pretty www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

My newsletter is back To quote Jerome Powell "We are navigating by the stars under cloudy skies" But at least we are navigating together Read and subscribe here subscriptions.cbc.ca/message/samp...

I’m hosting the amazing CBC radio program Day6 this week. Tune in on Saturday morning https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-14-day-6?onboarding=false