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inside the market
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Logo of the Suncor Energy at the Suncor Edmonton Refinery, on August 23, 2023, in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta.
globe investor
Forlorn U.S. dollar sunset theses gather dust
Mike Dolan
globe investor
Dancing to the dollar’s beat: World market themes for the week ahead
Signage for currency exchange shops is pictured along a street in central Tokyo on April 17.
canada
Premier Doug Ford, Ontario medical group warn Ottawa’s capital-gains tax increase will hurt doctors
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during an announcement at city hall, Friday, April 5, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
B.C. pension fund manager sells $1-billion of private equity holdings to French buyout firm Ardian
<p>An initiative led by the B.C. General Employees Union that includes pension funds, asset managers and socially responsible investors is raising concerns about the use of virtual-only shareholder meetings and an erosion of shareholder democracy. The Bay Street Financial District is shown in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette</p>
world
World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
World Bank President Ajay Banga is interviewed by The Associated Press, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the World Bank in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
international business
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November
FILE - A sign announcing a home for sale is shown on Feb. 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
personal finance
How to push for the lowest mortgage rates in a high interest rate world
istock mortgage
international business
Gold surges as escalating Middle East tensions bolster demand
FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are pictured at the plant of gold and silver refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus in Mendrisio, Switzerland, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
u.s. business
U.S. weekly unemployment claims remain at low level, pointing to continued labour market strength
(FILES) In this file photo a woman walks by a "Now Hiring" sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - American firms hired just 374,000 more workers in August, according to payroll services firm ADP, a slight increase over July but far less than economists had expected. The data "has highlighted a downshift in the labor market recovery," ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said."We have seen a decline in new hires, following significant job growth from the first half of the year." (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
asia-pacific business
China’s central bank signals caution over credit boost as demand weakens
FILE PHOTO: Paramilitary police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank (PBOC), in Beijing, China September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
opinion
Rosenberg Research: The budget deserves a failing grade and will make the fight against inflation even harder
David Rosenberg and Dylan Smith
opinion
The Liberals move from borrow and spend, to tax and spend
The Editorial Board
globe investor
Painful high rates wake-up call threatens global markets
Workers walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London in July of 2023.
market news
The close: TSX snaps losing streak as mining shares rebound
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 9.
opinion
What sort of vision for the country can you conjure from inside a very deep hole?
Shannon Proudfoot
british columbia
Pro-Palestinian protest ends at Metro Vancouver container port
Gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers from ships sit idle at Global Container Terminals at Deltaport, in Delta, B.C., Friday, July 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
asia-pacific business
China says economy ‘stable,’ rejects Fitch Ratings downgrade of its fiscal outlook
FILE PHOTO: Residential buildings by Chinese developer Country Garden are under construction in Beijing, China August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
globe investor
Higher for longer after all? U.S. investors see Fed rates falling more slowly
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell appears on a monitor on March 20, 2024.
world
Iceland picks Bjarni Benediktsson as next prime minister
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson attends a press conference after the meeting on the Gaza situation with foreign ministers from the Middle East, the Nordics and the Benelux countries in the government's representation facility in Oslo, Norway December 15, 2023. NTB/Stian Lysberg Solum via REUTERS/ File photo
economy
Canada’s housing crisis poised to worsen without major reforms, RBC report says
A series of apartment buildings are seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Monday, May 16, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
u.s. business
Strong U.S. labour market underpins economy in first quarter
FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
report on business
U.S. Fed’s Kashkari says 2024 rate cuts under threat if inflation continues to stall
FILE PHOTO: Flags fly over the Federal Reserve building on a windy day in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
good taste
Is it worth spending more money on rosé?
opinion
Has the yield curve been wrong about a recession? Don’t count on it yet
Tom Czitron
european business
British factories report first overall growth in activity in nearly two years, PMI survey shows
Workers fit a roof panel on the TX electric taxi production line inside the LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) factory in Coventry, Britain, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
economy
Canadian factory PMI edges up to 11-month high in March
A general view of production along the production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. Japanese automaker Honda says it will start producing the Civic Hybrid next year at its plant in Alliston, Ont.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
report on business
Israel central bank says ultra-Orthodox need to join military to help economy
FILE PHOTO: Israel's central bank chief Amir Yaron speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steven Scheer/File Photo
u.s. politics
Trump’s latest 2024 campaign fundraising report shows him lagging behind Biden in cash
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
report on business
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the U.S. Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually
New homes are shown under construction in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, March 18, 2024. On Friday, March 29, 2024, the government issues its latest monthly report on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, a key measure of how well the Fed’s drive to tame inflation is succeeding. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
world
Simon Harris pledges ‘reset’ as he becomes Ireland’s prime minister in waiting
Simon Harris gestures as he is confirmed as the new leader of Fine Gael, paving the way for him to become Ireland's youngest premier, in Athlone, Ireland, Sunday March 24, 2024. Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, He replaces Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. (Eamon Ward/PA via AP)
opinion
Even as fiscal pressures mount, we must still spend to spur growth
Bill Morneau
opinion
The productivity puzzle: How could we be doing so poorly? We did everything right!
Andrew Coyne
carrick on money
As the spring home buying season begins, what’s the outlook for mortgage rates?
Rob Carrick
house poor
Why you can’t afford a home, explained in 10 charts
canada
Saskatchewan pre-election budget pitches record spending, $273-million deficit
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe sits for a photograph in the cabinet room at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. The Saskatchewan Party government is set to release its 2024 budget on a day that could be overshadowed by teacher protests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu