Money · Cost of Living
Royal Bank, TD, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC and National Bank are jointly developing tokenized deposits, a blockchain-based alternative to stablecoins that regulators say changes nothing about how deposits are legally protected.
Money · Cost of Living
Diesel costs have nearly doubled in a year and fertilizer prices are climbing again, hitting Canadian grain farms during a harvest already delayed by wet weather.
Money · Cost of Living
As Washington frames fresh sanctions on Tehran and Moscow as strategic pressure, American households are absorbing the real cost through pump prices, higher interest rates and a shrinking cushion of savings.
Money · Cost of Living
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate to 3.75-4.00 percent on 17 September 2026, defying President Trump's calls for cuts, while Chair Kevin Warsh left the $40 trillion federal debt and tariff costs out of his public explanation.