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Despite its low corporate tax rates, Ireland is rolling in business revenues and debating how much of its big government surplus to saveWhen Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers her fall economic statement on Monday she’ll need to spin a good story. I...

Officials sought to expand avenues of co-operation on what promised to be a turning point for its closest allyOTTAWA — As the U.S. presidential election loomed, Canadian officials envisioned new opportunities for co-operation with their southern neighbour on...

Robert McLister: Variable rates within 36 basis points or less of lowest nationally-advertised fixed offersFloating-rate borrowers got their Christmas bonus from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday: a half-point drop in their borrowing costs. We apologize, bu...

If the prime minister were the experienced diplomatic hand he implies he is, fewer world leaders would be so openly contemptuous of himFor someone used to getting his own way for most of his life, public hostility, repeated failure and relentless bad news mu...

The central bank moved to slash rates by 50 basis points twice in a row without a recession or crisis that would warrant a rush to stimulate the economyFormer Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry expects policymakers to cut their key interest rate unt...

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How the loonie reacted to another 50 basis point cut might surprise you We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: What the Bank of Canada's second jumbo rate c...

Average net worth held at just over $1 million per household in third quarter, Statistics Canada said. But wealth gap is growingCanadians’ collective household wealth climbed to $17.3 trillion in the third quarter, marking the seventh increase in the last ei...

Schamotta: Currency traders are bracing themselvesCurrency expert Karl Schamotta talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the loonie — already down significantly this year against the greenback — as the Canadian and U.S. economies and central banks p...

Brings key policy rate to 3.25% The Bank of Canada cut its policy rate by 50 basis points to 3.25 per cent on Wednesday, a move widely expected by economists and markets. The Dec. 11 decision marks the fifth consecutive cut by the central bank this year and...