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Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

Matthew Lau: Government-run daycare is a disaster. Is anyone surprised?

Ottawa's takeover threatens to put private providers out of business. This week in Ontario, the sector is fighting backThe government takeover of child care is reaching a crisis point in Ontario. This week, child-care operators are participating in rolling c...

Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

Bank of Canada widely expected to make jumbo rate cut on Wednesday

Most economists are predicting a 50-basis-point cutThe Bank of Canada is set to make its next interest rate decision on Wednesday, with most economists predicting a jumbo 50-basis-point cut. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing...

Source: Financialpost October 21, 2024

Foreign student feast turns to famine for Atlantic universities

The foreign student cap could cost the region 2,231 full-time equivalent jobs and $20 million in taxesOttawa’s cap on foreign student permits will cost Atlantic Canadian universities nearly 3,000 students and make $163 million in spending disappear from the...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

Canadian long-term, low-cost oil and gas drilling inventory is triple that of the U.S.

The Montney Formation has 15 years of production that can turn a profit for companies even if energy prices fall below US$60 Get the latest from Meghan Potkins straight to your inbox Sign Up Canada has 15 years of profitable supplies of oil and gas ev...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

Trans Mountain expansion has Canadian crude going to Alaska

The cargo of 466,000 barrels of oil left from Vancouver on Oct. 1 and arrived 10 days later in Nikisi, AlaskaA tanker of Canadian crude was shipped from Vancouver to Alaska for the first time in at least 10 years as the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipel...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

For first time in 25 years, majority of Canadians say there is too much immigration

Public support for newcomers is sinking, poll finds ahead of the release of government targets Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up Public support for the number of newcomers coming into Canada has declined for the second co...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

Look to bond yields after next week's Bank of Canada announcement. They're like a GPS for fixed-rate mortgages

Robert McLister: Every borrower wants to know where the central bank will take rates next, and the bond market could give us those cluesWith Canada’s official inflation measure now well below the two per cent target, two-thirds of economists think the Bank o...

Source: Financialpost October 18, 2024

Attention U.S. investors: Take profits in the S&P 500 and head north

Rosenberg Research sees shift in favour of Canadian stocks compared to their peers in the United StatesBy Marius Jongstra We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Atten...

Source: Financialpost October 18, 2024

For mortgage rates this week, it's the calm before the storm

Robert McLister: Bank of Canada expected to bring out the chainsaw and slash rates on WednesdayLeading mortgage rates have gone into hibernation. After spiking last week, not a single rate from a leading nationwide lender has budged. That’s as rare as a comf...

Source: Financialpost October 18, 2024

Posthaste: There's now a bigger risk to Canada's economy than the mortgage renewal cliff

Canadians should be more worried about jobs than mortgages, says RBC We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: There's now a bigger risk to Canada's economy th...