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May 18, 2026WireNorth Editorial Desk4 min read

Loonie Pressured as US Dollar Strength Tests Bank of Canada Rate Outlook

The Canadian dollar softened against the US dollar to 1.3752 amid renewed global dollar strength, raising stakes for the Bank of Canada as it holds its overnight rate target at 2.25%.

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Bank of Japan Shocks Markets: Rate Hike Triggers Violent Yen Carry Trade Unwind

May 18, 2026

Markets

Bank of Canada’s New Test: Looking Through Gas Prices Without Missing the AI Shift

May 13, 2026

Markets

America's Price Shock Is Becoming Canada's Margin Test

May 14, 2026

Markets

Federal Reserve Adjusts Rates: What It Means for Cross-Border Markets

May 12, 2026 8:13 AM

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Markets
May 18, 2026WireNorth Editorial Desk4 min read

Loonie Pressured as US Dollar Strength Tests Bank of Canada Rate Outlook

The Canadian dollar softened against the US dollar to 1.3752 amid renewed global dollar strength, raising stakes for the Bank of Canada as it holds its overnight rate target at 2.25%.

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Markets
May 18, 2026WireNorth Editorial Desk5 min read

Bank of Japan Shocks Markets: Rate Hike Triggers Violent Yen Carry Trade Unwind

A surprise 50 bps rate hike by the Bank of Japan has sent shockwaves through global markets, triggering a massive unwind of the yen carry trade and exposing hidden vulnerabilities in risk assets.

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Markets
May 13, 2026WireNorth Editorial Desk5 min read

Bank of Canada’s New Test: Looking Through Gas Prices Without Missing the AI Shift

The Bank of Canada can stay patient only if the energy shock stays narrow. A same-day AI speech shows why the longer-term inflation story is more complicated.

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Markets
May 14, 2026WireNorth Editorial Desk7 min read

America's Price Shock Is Becoming Canada's Margin Test

Hot U.S. inflation data and Canada's trade rebound point to the same problem: North America can absorb an oil shock, but not if firms start treating it as normal.

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Markets
May 12, 2026 8:13 AMWireNorth Editorial Desk5 min read

Federal Reserve Adjusts Rates: What It Means for Cross-Border Markets

The latest policy changes from the Fed ripple through North American markets, impacting everything from tech stocks to Canadian real estate investments.

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Investing
May 08, 2026 6:57 AMWireNorth Editorial Desk5 min read

The Ultimate Couch Potato Portfolio Guide

Learn how to build a diversified, low-cost investment portfolio that requires minimal maintenance in the 2026 market environment.

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Investing
May 07, 2026 1:48 PMWireNorth Editorial Desk6 min read

Green Energy Investments: Clean Tech in 2026

How the transition to renewable energy is creating new opportunities for long-term investors in the post-carbon-tax economy.

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Markets
May 06, 2026 8:13 PMWireNorth Editorial Desk7 min read

The End of the Zero Interest-Rate Policy Era

A deep dive into how the reversal of ZIRP is fundamentally restructuring corporate debt, retail banking, and fixed-income portfolios across North America in 2026.

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Investing
May 04, 2026 12:24 PMWireNorth Editorial Desk8 min read

The Rise of Private Credit in Retail Portfolios

Once reserved for institutional giants, private credit is becoming accessible to retail investors in 2026. Is the yield worth the liquidity risk?

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Markets
May 16, 2024WireNorth Editorial Desk5 min read

US Core CPI Persistence: Implications for Cross-Border Investors

Recent inflation data shows Core CPI stabilizing above the Federal Reserve's target, signaling potential prolonged higher interest rates and impacts on cross-border markets.

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