3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (819+ words) U. S. -Mexico trade talks have worsened over security issues" While talks between the U. S. and Mexico appear to be progressing, impasses have surfaced over security concerns, particularly extraterritorial U. S. operations to combat drug cartels." Chinese EVs remain a major irritant for the U. S. in…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (353+ words) We will be watching the PCE deflators next week following Warsh's comments at his first meeting as the new Fed Chair. The notable shift in tone suggests the Fed will be focused on bringing inflation down, and PCE has been…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (188+ words) More than 500 business, government, policy, and community leaders, along with policy thinkers and academics, came together for the annual U. S. -Canada Summit, hosted by RBC and the Eurasia Group in Toronto on June 11, to discuss where the world's most prosperous relationship…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1690+ words) A second consecutive gross domestic product decline in Q1 sparked recession concerns, but the underlying data tells a more encouraging story: Per-capita growth shows Canada is in an early-stage recovery rather than a contraction. To be clear, the economy is not…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (594+ words) Also in this edition: Breaking down six under-the-radar trade themes and a deep dive on four strategically significant industries that could drive U. S. -Canada relationship going forward With the CUSMA deadline looming and rhetoric heating up (We don't need anything Canada…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (389+ words) The April meeting saw the highest number of dissents since 1992, with most reflective of a pivot language towards two-sided risk. And that's what current data suggests following a reacceleration in inflation data for May alongside a sizeable upside to nonfarm…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (322+ words) Canadian household balance sheets demonstrated steady resilience through the opening quarter of 2026. Household net worth rose 1. 3% to $18. 6 trillion supported by gains in both financial and non-financial assets. Real estate stabilization provided a welcome reversal after three consecutive quarters of decline,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1055+ words) American excellence in artificial intelligence has had an unintended side-effect: a hyper concentration in computing software and hardware. Three U. S. tech firms account for around 85% of Canada's cloud infrastructure spending, while another three account for roughly 88% of enterprise foundation model usage....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (776+ words) The Bank of Canada, as expected, held the overnight rate at 2. 25% for the fifth consecutive meeting. Governor Macklem did not dismiss weaker-than-expected economic data since April but pointed to better-looking underlying details that left their assessment of the economy relatively…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (910+ words) It's'more than a year into the historic U. S. -Canada trade shock, and the two economies suddenly find themselves at another nexus'the future of CUSMA, and a next chapter where precedents'don't'necessarily hold.' But there's'also'hesitation. The U. S. -Canada'ties'seem'to be'bruised, not broken, but the outcome…...