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Source: Financialpost February 20, 2025

High-speed rail corridor coming to Canada

High-speed trains moving on dedicated tracks at a top speed of 185 miles per hour would cut travel time in the area by halfCanada awarded a contract for a 1,000-kilometre high-speed passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City to a group led by the...

Source: Financialpost February 20, 2025

Weaker Canadian dollar leaves 'thumbprints all over' inflation report, says Rosenberg

Cost of items susceptible to a weaker loonie registered increases, economist saysThe “thumbprints” of a weaker Canadian dollar made their mark in January’s consumer price index (CPI) report, well-known Bay Street economist David Rosenberg said. We apologiz...

FP Comment Source: Financialpost February 20, 2025

Terence Corcoran: The perils of economic nationalism

The surge in nationalist thinking poses a threat to Canada’s economyNo matter what one may think of U.S. President Donald Trump’s outrageous idea of making Canada the 51st American state, the alternate idea taking hold in Canada is no less problematic. In re...

FP Comment Source: Financialpost February 20, 2025

Joe Oliver: Carney is running hard against Trump and Trudeau

The leadership candidates ask us to believe that after working with or advising Justin Trudeau for a decade, they have now seen the lightNo good deed goes unpunished, but the Liberals are hoping bad deeds will be forgotten. Thus their leadership candidates a...

Innovation Source: Financialpost February 20, 2025

Patient capital is the missing piece in Canada's innovation puzzle

The venture capital ecosystem must create conditions for patient bets on tech that provide defensible IP with sustained growthBy Emil Savov We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from ou...

News Source: Financialpost February 20, 2025

Carney vows to cap public service, rein in government spending

The Liberal leadership candidate said he’s previously helped with federal program reviews and knows how to yield resultsMark Carney promised to cap the size of the Canadian public service and undertake a program spending review if he becomes prime minister,...

Source: Financialpost February 19, 2025

Markets trim bets on Bank of Canada interest rate cut after inflation ticks back up

Spike in energy prices drove the increaseRising energy costs pushed Canada’s inflation rate up to 1.9 per cent in January despite a national GST holiday, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing you...

Source: Financialpost February 19, 2025

Posthaste: Gold bars worth billions are being stashed on commercial flights in rush to get bullion to America

Donald Trump has sparked a gold rush, literally We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Gold bars worth billions are being stashed on commercial flights in ru...

Source: Financialpost February 19, 2025

Bank of Canada in a 'difficult place' on rate cuts: Economists on the latest inflation numbers

Crosscurrents at play from the threat of tariffs to "sticky" core inflationCanadian inflation would have accelerated further in January were it not for Ottawa’s tax holiday, putting the Bank of Canada in an awkward position when it comes to its next interest...

Source: Financialpost February 19, 2025

New listings soar in Canada's housing market as tariff uncertainty weighs on sales

Biggest leap in new supply on record going back to the 1980sUncertainty around tariffs and a potential trade war with the United States were the likely culprits behind home sales falling off during the last week of January, according to the Canadian Real Est...