Politics & Trade

Utilizing the might of the US economy, President Trump appears to be squeezing the White House’s far reaching power to the last drop. In the Week Ahead report, Deputy Chief Economist, Benjamin Tal, makes a case for and against the president’s next steps.

Is the current trade dispute with the US a catalyst to diversify Canada’s trade away from its neighbor south of the border?

Avery Shenfeld, CIBC’s Chief Economist is joined by his colleague, Senior Economist Ali Jaffrey, to discuss the threat of tariffs being posed by the United States and the implications for Canadian growth, inflation and interest rates.

Anyone concerned about deficits, taxes, tariffs, renewable energy, and just about everything that impacts the US budget will be watching the US Capitol House in the next few days.

The trade war could begin tomorrow, or maybe we will get a delay. A lot remains unclear and if it begins, no one knows how long it will last, or whether further rounds of retaliation are in store...

Its still anyone’s guess what, if anything, February 1st will reveal about US tariffs on Canada and Mexico. An announcement of some sort now seems likely, since President Trump might feel that he’s boxed himself into that date.

Lesley Hunter, Senior VP of Policy & Engagement at ACORE, joins Luisa Fuentes, Managing Director, Head of Natural Resources and Transition, U.S. Corporate Banking and James Wright, Managing Director and Co-Head of US Corporate Banking to discuss the new administration under President Trump, the key people involved, and energy policy formation.

Canada is taking steps to gird itself for the battle against a looming tariff threat from the US, and a list of potential retaliatory tariffs on US products is being assembled as a part of that effort.

With Parliament’s prorogation and the race underway for a new leader of the Liberal party, Roman Dubczak, Deputy Chair of CIBC Capital Markets, is joined by the Hon. Lisa Raitt, Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking, and Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist at CIBC, to discuss the implications of the Prime Minister’s announcement, especially in light of President Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration and the issues surrounding immigration and tariffs.

Tune into Avery Shenfeld's parody of Backstreet Boy’s Everybody, extended version.

CIBC Senior Economist Katherine Judge interviews Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld about his take on Trump’s nominees, and what signals can be gleaned about the risk to the bond market from rising deficits, and the risks to inflation and trade from tariffs.

Deputy Chair of CIBC Capital Markets, Roman Dubczak is joined by the Hon. Lisa Raitt (Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking) and CIBC's Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld to discuss the implications of the US election on Canada and its economy.

Avery Shenfeld joins Ali Jaffery to discuss the US federal election and the future directions of trade policy under a Trump or Harris presidency, and what this would mean for the US and Canada.