tariffs – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 What could a second Trump presidency mean for Canadian institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/what-could-a-second-trump-presidency-mean-for-canadian-institutional-investors/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162463 While an arduous U.S. presidential election cycle may have created some market volatility, any uncertainties among Canadian institutional investors may begin to wane following Donald Trump’s election as the 47th U.S. president on Wednesday, says Ian Riach, senior vice-president and portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. “Economics tend to trump politics . . . . […]

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]]> 2024 Risk Management Conference: U.S. facing funding questions from retiring population https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-risk-management-conference-u-s-facing-funding-questions-from-retiring-population/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:59:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160652 Anti-market sentiment in the U.S. is gaining momentum with both Democrats and Republicans, according to David Frum, a writer at The Atlantic, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Risk Management Conference. The latest election cycle is showing voters are interested in how an economic idea is presented and by the type […]

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]]> North American stock markets set record highs after China cuts tariffs in half https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 03:20:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/ North American stock markets marched to record highs Thursday on dissipating virus risks and China saying it would cut tariffs on U.S. imports in half. After two risk-on days, investors have sunk more money into defensive sectors such as telecommunications, consumer staples, real estate investment trusts, gold and utilities in both Canada and the U.S. […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/feed/ 0 U.S.-China trade relations see short-term calm, but clouds remain for 2021 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-china-trade-relations-see-short-term-calm-but-clouds-remain-for-2021/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-china-trade-relations-see-short-term-calm-but-clouds-remain-for-2021/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 03:07:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/u-s-china-trade-relations-see-short-term-calm-but-clouds-remain-for-2021/ The recent publication of the U.S.-China trade deal and the final macroeconomic numbers for 2019 should set the stage for healthy economic performance and stronger market sentiment in China in 2020. But the risk of a return to tense relations between Washington and Beijing looms over 2021 and beyond. President Donald Trump appears to believe […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/u-s-china-trade-relations-see-short-term-calm-but-clouds-remain-for-2021/feed/ 0 Easing trade tensions bode well for emerging market stocks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/easing-trade-tensions-bode-well-for-emerging-market-stocks/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/easing-trade-tensions-bode-well-for-emerging-market-stocks/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:09:50 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/easing-trade-tensions-bode-well-for-emerging-market-stocks/ Several factors are pointing to a possible rebound in emerging market stocks this year. Stocks in China and other developing economies notched solid gains in 2019, but lagged the blockbuster market returns delivered by publicly traded companies in the U.S. and other developed economies. The U.S.-China trade war and signs of slowing global economic growth […]

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