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Canada’s GDP for the second quarter contracted by 1.6% on an annualized basis, following a downwardly revised 2.0% expansion in the first quarter (Statistics Canada), resulting in a total annualized growth of 0.4% for the first six months of 2025. … Continue reading →

Markets react to the chance of a rate cut. Summertime lull was anything but boring. September and October await – two of the seasonally worst months for markets. And our guest – Danielle Park, Venable Park Investment Counsel Inc.

I have said for some time that the housing bubble and now bust is the dominant economic challenge at hand, with broader financial impacts than trade tariffs. Industry participants are starting to agree. Toronto-area new home sales marked the worst … Continue reading →