6h ago
While the Ottawa-based central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent for a 10th-straight decision, it acknowledged the domestic weakness at the end of last year is already spilling over into 2020, and could even persist.
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9h ago
7:26Inflation steady in December despite jump in gas prices
Energy prices in December were up 5.5 per cent compared with a year ago, while gasoline prices were up 7.4 per cent compared with December 2018, when crude oil prices fell amid a global oversupply.
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10h ago
Trump hits EU carmakers with trade threat as outlook sours
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump departed from the more conciliatory tone he struck on Tuesday, renewing claims that the European Union is unfair to the U.S. and saying that he targeted China first in his trade war because the EU is harder to deal with.
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Jan 21
2:36Trudeau says Canada to ratify new NAFTA next week
“We are going to make sure we move forward in the right way and that means ratifying this new NAFTA as quickly as possible,” he said in Winnipeg, Man.
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Jan 15
“China has had commitments in the past that they have not lived up to,” Bruce Heyman – who served as the U.S.’ envoy to Canada between 2014 and 2017 – told BNN Bloomberg in an interview Wednesday.
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Trump's Tariffs
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10:40'Let's see how this plays out': Heyman on U.S.-China trade pact
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6:07U.S. shouldn't have taken on China as a bilateral partner: Former trade negotiator
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9:56Intellectual property is being compromised: Former White House chief of staff on China
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8:46The upside potential for soybean on U.S.-China trade deal
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2:52China said to seek drop in U.S. tariffs before agreeing to deal
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13:56Trudeau needs to work across party lines: Bruce Heyman
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Dec 13
Communication is central to the job, and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz crafted a singular style during his tenure.
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Jan 21
3:58Loonie could rise to 80 cents US this year, money manager says
“I think we could get to 80 cents US. 80 cents is not impossible for the currency,” Andrew Pyle, senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager with ScotiaMcLeod, the investment arm of the Bank of Nova Scotia, told BNN Bloomberg’s Paul Bagnell Tuesday. Pyle’s comments were made a day before the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate decesion.
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Jan 21
Tax revolt? Taxes energy firms owe Alberta municipalities more than double
"If Alberta's property tax system is not amended to prevent oil and gas companies from refusing to pay property taxes, many rural municipalities will struggle to remain viable," Rural Municipalities Alberta's president said in a release.
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NAFTA Negotiations
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5:15Liberals aim to find common ground when Parliament resumes next week
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2:36
Trudeau says Canada to ratify new NAFTA next week
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5:15NAFTA ratification top priority for Liberals when Parliament resumes
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2:36U.S. Senate passes new NAFTA in 'major win' for Trump
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U.S. Senate Republicans aim to vote on new NAFTA this week
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8:42
U.S. Senate passage of new NAFTA likely delayed beyond this week
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Warren joins moderate rivals in signaling support for USMCA
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Biden says he supports the new NAFTA, citing provisions for labour
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House follows Trump impeachment by passing NAFTA overhaul
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New NAFTA teed up by U.S. House committee for floor vote
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