Investments

NAFTA, the U.S. trade success story

Technology, not NAFTA, has cut manufacturing jobs. Read: Is Canadian business confidence on shaky ground? In fact, manufacturing’s share of U.S. GDP has been stable for decades, reveals a Scotiabank economics report. Despite President Trump’s talk of trade imbalances and job losses, NAFTA is a trade success story, having tripled the continent’s trade and ensured […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 13, 2017

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EY’s Canadian mining index soars 61% in 2016

An Ernst & Young Canadian mining index declined 13% in the last quarter of 2016, largely due to weakness in gold and nickel prices, offset partly by gains in copper and zinc prices. (Copper increased 14% in anticipation of infrastructure spending in the U.S.) Read: Oil leads positive outlook for commodities The Mining Eye index […]

By Staff |February 13, 2017

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Why to expect more currency volatility

An acceleration in “drawbridge capitalism” is expected to affect global capital flows and encourage more currency volatility, PIMCO’s Gene Frieda says in a market commentary on Thursday. Protectionist policies putting domestic business first — what Frieda calls “drawbridge capitalism” — will accelerate a retreat from globalization and deepen correlations between geopolitics and international trade. The […]

By Staff |February 9, 2017

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Tackling infrastructure investment, part one

Across North America, infrastructure investment is a hot topic. Here’s what to watch.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |February 9, 2017

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