3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (91+ words) What the Fed’s decision on interest rates tells us about challenges ahead rbc.com Whether the Federal Reserve hikes or holds interest rates next week isn’t the only thing we’re watching. We have our eye on what happens when inflation…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1573+ words) How five key sectors show what's possible The world has entered a new chapter of capitalism. More savings are flowing into new sectors and frontier technologies. More governments are leveraging their balance sheets again to direct economies. And more investors…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (578+ words) As widely expected, the Bank of Canada held the overnight rate at 2.25% for a seventh consecutive meeting in September, despite a widening of risks on both sides of the central bank’s inflation mandate from an escalation in US tariffs and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (587+ words) Digging into what it means for agriculture and autos 5.5% — The average tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada, up from ~3%, but still below the average U.S. tariff rate on imports from all countries. 0.4% —Share of Canadian GDP directly exposed to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (114+ words) Mike Reid is Head of US Economics at RBC. He is responsible for generating RBC’s US economic outlook, providing commentary on macro indicators, and producing written analysis around the economic backdrop. Carrie Freestone is a Senior US Economist at RBC....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (404+ words) For the week of August 24th Next Friday’s Canadian gross domestic product reports for June and Q2 are expected to confirm a strong rebound in economic activity following stalling growth over the winter. Statistics Canada reports two different measures of real GDP…...