The central bank wants to give January’s surprise rate cut time to work its way through the economy. Read More

Four of the country’s biggest banks managed to deliver upside earnings surprises despite facing challenging operating conditions. Read More

The central bank seems to be signaling that another rate cut is imminent. Read More

Promising headline numbers mask continuing problems for Canada’s employment market. Read More

The price of crude oil enjoyed a 20% spike from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 and resumed a mini-uptrend over the past couple days. The Canadian dollar has bounced along with it, rising from a six-year low of 78.5 U.S. cents on Jan. 30 to 80.5 on Feb. 3.Is this… Read More

Although the country's energy sector is still ailing, the lower exchange rate is boosting other sectors of the economy. Read More

The Bank of Canada is hardly alone in its about-face on monetary policy. Read More

In a surprise move, the Bank of Canada cut its benchmark overnight rate in response to crude oil’s collapse. Read More

But Canada’s economy wasn’t the culprit. Read More

Canada is going through a rocky patch, but don’t let short-term troubles color your view of the long-term value of Canada to your portfolio. Successful investors think in terms of years, not quarters.Consider Canada’s record. Nearly five years ago we described Canada as “The Northern Tiger,” and we showed Canada… Read More

In the near term, the country’s export activity will take a hit from crude’s collapse until other sectors pick up the slack. Read More

Well-capitalized Woodside Petroleum is taking advantage of crude’s bear market by buying attractive assets on the cheap. Read More

Despite the collapse in crude oil prices, Canada's economy is now on track to deliver stronger-than-expected growth during the fourth quarter. Read More

The good news is that Canadian firms have far stronger balance sheets than their U.S. peers, and that should help them better endure crude’s downturn. Read More

With crude oil still searching for a floor, we look at the breakeven thresholds for some of our favorite Canadian oil and gas producers. Read More

Saudi Arabia, the “central banker of oil,” usually cuts its exports to keep oil prices high when there’s a global glut. Not this time.Why is it encouraging lower oil prices to stay low? Some say to hurt geopolitical rivals Russia and Iran. Others say its sights are set squarely on… Read More

It’s been yet another brutal week for U.S. investors in Canadian energy stocks. Read More

The province has approved the LNG project that’s considered Canada’s frontrunner in the race for first export. Read More

The debate over Canada's housing bubble continues. Read More

Employment growth has surged for the second month in a row. Read More