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Not yet America’s Minsky Moment (The Week Ahead)

In this week's The Week Ahead, Avery Shenfeld explores the resilience of the U.S. economy, fiscal policy impacts, and inflation trends, alongside Canada’s trade outlook. Click herefor the full article. 

Reciprocal tariffs: No news is good news for Canada (sort of)

Click here to read the latest Economic Update from CIBC's Senior Economists Ali Jaffery and Andrew Grantham.

Time is not on Trump’s side

Click here for our latest In Focus report that examines the fragility of the US economy amidst rising tariff uncertainty, and shows that time is not on the President’s side.

Counting heads in Canada — a conundrum

CIBC Managing Director and Deputy Chief Economist, Benjamin Tal, suggests the number of non-permanent residents that are missing from official statistics used by planners is approaching one million.  This has important implications for potential housing policies as well as current estimates of labour supply, GDP and productivity. Read the full article here.  

The Week Ahead (February 19 - 23, 2024)

Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets, Avery Shenfeld, provides an economic update. 

Click here to view the full article.

Women’s Circle

CIBC Women’s Circle brings you curated insights and engagement opportunities focused on a breadth of health, lifestyle and wealth planning topics to help support your goals. Working closely together, we address your unique needs and collaborate on helping you build, protect and manage your wealth.

Click here to learn more about how to manage your legacy with advice and support from our experts.

Medical Professionals: Are You a Sole Proprietor?

Some medical professionals who have not (yet) set up a professional corporation may be surprised to hear that they are considered to be an independent contractor. An independent contractor is someone who is self-employed and carrying on a business (often referred to as a sole proprietor). Click here to view the full article.

REALTOR® Inc. – Tax benefits of Personal Real Estate Corporations

On October 1, 2020, Ontario joined the majority of provinces that permit a licensed REALTOR® to conduct certain aspects of a real estate sales business through a corporation. Click here look at some of the tax advantages, benefits and opportunities that may be available with a personal real estate corporation.