News

Tariff threats have caused recent volatility in trade. Between September 2024 and January 2025, total exports increased by 15 ...
Global relationships are in upheaval as the United States is now engaging in coercive diplomacy with former allies.
With the release of February’s GDP by industry data, growth in the Canadian economy is showing signs that it slowed in the ...
This month’s hiring index remains muted, as Canada’s near-term growth prospects weaken in the face of sweeping tariffs imposed by the U.S. administration. Changes to the federal migration policy are ...
Uncertainty emanating from the U.S. capital, including a trade war that could boost housing costs and threaten the employment consumers require to afford a dwelling, adds to the myriad challenges ...
This quarter, we provide a baseline forecast for Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo’s economy, with fallout from the trade war with the United States posing downside risk. To what extent will the area’s non ...
This quarter, we look at the effects of U.S. tariffs, a tight labour market, and an aging workforce on Canadians’ household income and employment. Will wage growth be pushed above the rate of ...
This quarter, we examine the five-year outlook for industries in Canada, including primary resources, construction, manufacturing, services, and the public sector. How will trade disputes with the ...
The C-Suite Outlook survey was administered by The Conference Board, Inc. between November 7 and 29, 2024. In total, 1,722 C-suite executives from around the world responded, including 508 CEOs. This ...
Just as most central banks, including Canada’s, were set to declare victory over inflation, economic chaos emerging from the United States casts doubt on this, while presenting potentially unsolvable ...
Uncertain times. The upending of U.S. foreign trade policy has reshaped the outlook for global economic growth and has created enormous amount of uncertainty among businesses and consumers. This makes ...