Trump and the Canadian Tariffs Now in August 2025, amidst President Trump’s 35% non-CUSMA tariffs on Canadian exports to the US, the country’s economy is getting closer to a precipice. Canada still has its CUSMA deal but it’s coming to its conclusion next year. This month, flows across the border will slow with Canadian exporters…
OMG: US Debt with China: $1 Trillion + $360 Billion Per Year Active Trade Deficit! That was my headline back in 2016, and of course, things are much worse now. The task for President Trump was more difficult than he realized. It’s not just dependence on China nor Asian trade supply channels. It’s the stubbornness…
What’s the Outlook for the CAD? Businesses, snowbirds, currency speculators, forex brokers, and importers in Canada are all trying to forecast where the CAD USD currency rate is headed. Currency rates are complex however the data is suggesting this latest downward slide will continue. Only 2 years ago, some red-faced currency rate forecasters expected the…
When Will Toronto’s Real Estate Market Crash? The experts have been calling for a Toronto Housing Crash for several years now, but it never happened. But is time finally running out? Surely the oil price crisis and the Corona Virus pandemic will deliver the final blow to Toronto’s pressured housing sector. But no, die it…