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G20 promises fixes to economic ills, but little in way of concrete steps
Leaders from the world’s top economies broadly agreed at a summit in China on Monday to coordinate macroeconomic policies and oppose protectionism, but few concrete proposals emerged to meet growing...
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Five things you should know before you start your work day on Sept. 13
Good morning. More than 700,000 Canadians should be watching the next Bank of Canada decision very closely. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, urges governments to support those who...
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Canada continues to be a global role model for how countries can approach economic growth that benefits society as a whole, according to Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International...
View ArticleIMF head Christine Lagarde hopes Ottawa’s stimulus plan ‘goes viral’
OTTAWA — Christine Lagarde has some strong advice for developed nations and those still in the process: follow Canada’s lead if they want to create jobs, grow their economies and avoid the temptation...
View ArticleAfter hitting peak levels, global markets set for a sharp reversal: Bank of...
Some of the hottest trades of the past few years could stage a sharp reversal as global markets face “peaks” in liquidity, free trade, and income inequality. That’s the big-picture call from Bank of...
View ArticleDiane Francis: Trump poised to undo much of what Davos has tried to accomplish
The Davos elite gather from Jan. 16 to 20 in the Swiss Alps to do business and to advance a decades-old agenda of globalization, multilateralism and environmental responsibility. Davos embodies a...
View ArticleWhile Davos’ political elite frets over Donald Trump, the corporate elite...
The political elite, many of whom are concerned about the rise of Brexit and U.S. President Donald Trump, spent some time whining and dining during last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos,...
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‘There is no turning back the tide:’ Globalization is officially in retreat
At the end of their terrible year, globalists clung to one small hope: maybe Theresa May and Donald Trump weren’t serious? The new British Prime Minister had said little about how she would quit the...
View ArticleWill Donald Trump realize that trade deficits aren’t the problem with the...
No one likes the word deficit. In government finance it means you spend more than what you raise in revenue. And in trade it means you import more than you export. U.S. President Donald Trump has...
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The importance of rural Canada and its growing divergence from cities
Philip Cross Like many Canadians, I spent my vacation exploring the countryside. Rural Canada plays a much larger role in our society that is conveyed in our political discourse or by media pundits....
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Polls suggest Americans are not anti-trade, but want help adjusting to it
WASHINGTON — An influx of new polling suggests Americans aren’t especially interested in turning back the clock on globalization — but do want policies that help American workers compete in the...
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The Trudeau government overlooks China’s dangerous duplicities just to land a...
Most of what Canadians read and hear about modern China occupies a narrow space between calculated dishonesty and aggressive deception. A Chinese economy still overwhelmingly run through politicized...
View ArticleAfter hitting peak levels, global markets set for a sharp reversal: Bank of...
Some of the hottest trades of the past few years could stage a sharp reversal as global markets face “peaks” in liquidity, free trade, and income inequality. That’s the big-picture call from Bank of...
View ArticlePolls suggest Americans are not anti-trade, but want help adjusting to it
WASHINGTON — An influx of new polling suggests Americans aren’t especially interested in turning back the clock on globalization — but do want policies that help American workers compete in the...
View ArticleG20 promises fixes to economic ills, but little in way of concrete steps
Leaders agreed to oppose protectionism, with Chinese President Xi Jinping urging major economies to drive growth through innovation, not just fiscal and monetary measures
View ArticleFive things you should know before you start your work day on Sept. 13
Why more than 700,000 Canadians should be watching the next Bank of Canada decision very closely. This story and more in your morning cheat sheet to the FP
View ArticleIMF's Lagarde says Canada's setting a good economic example for the world
Canada's fiscal policy and economic reforms set a good example for other countries, the IMF's managing director Christine Lagarde said
View ArticleIMF head Christine Lagarde hopes Ottawa's stimulus plan 'goes viral'
She also stressed that governments must do more to help those who have been negatively impacted by globalization
View ArticleDiane Francis: Trump poised to undo much of what Davos has tried to accomplish
Davos embodies a distinctly European”sensibility and Canadian governments love its multilateral vibe. But Donald Trump represents the pushback against much of what it has promoted
View ArticleWhile Davos' political elite frets over Donald Trump, the corporate elite...
While the political elite spent their time whining and dining over issues such as Brexit and Donald Trump, the corporate elite are figuring out how to profit
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