Trump tariffs would plunge Canada into a recession. Is that threat enough to force provinces and territories to remove internal trade barriers?
Fixing internal trade would boost GDP by even more than the loss expected due to tariffs.
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Just now: @BankofCanada cuts its key interest rate for the first time since sending rates crashing in the COVID emergency of 2020.
Just a tiny 25 basis point cut...
but the first cut is the deepest for psychological impact
Retailers and other businesses are now allowed to charge customers who pay with a credit card a fee of up to 2.4% for transactions. https://t.co/Gv4HgJYeYg
Canadians who pay their cellphone bill via credit card could soon see an extra fee every month, if Canada's telecom regulator approves the proposal. https://t.co/dd258gfLkV
BREAKING NEWS: Canada's inflation rate rose to 8.1% last month, Statistics Canada says, the fastest annual increase in the cost of living in decades. https://t.co/T9riADD4Re
“We all feel the pinch of inflation. It seems counterintuitive and actually kind of mean to … make that worse temporarily.” @Pete_Evans explains why the Bank of Canada is raising interest rates to rein in inflation: https://t.co/rwod8dVqO9
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