Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here’s the latest. … READ MORE >
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Cautious optimism for Canada’s economy despite tariff tension
The latest data shows a solid, growing Canadian economy despite the concerns elicited by recent trade tensions and new U.S. tariffs. … READ MORE >
Consumer products M&A update: Recovery pauses amid renewed uncertainty
The 2026 resurgence of robust consumer products mergers and acquisitions activity is on hold, for now. … READ MORE >
Diving deeper into why Canada revised its U.S. seafood tariffs
Canada changed course and excluded U.S. seafood from its list of new tariffs—go a little deeper and you’ll see that supply chains are the core issue at play. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: $40 trillion in debt and rising as free lunch expires
Even an artificial intelligence-driven boom over the next few years will not be sufficient to avoid hard budget choices in Washington. … READ MORE >
Inflation is not going gently into that good night
Both headline and core PCE inflation advanced by 0.2% on the month while on a year-ago basis prices advanced by 3.7% for the headline number and 3.3% for the core. … READ MORE >
Canada’s targeted response to new U.S. tariffs comes as disruption looms
Canada announced a series of targeted tariffs on C$27.6 billion of U.S. imports in response to recent U.S. levies—the latest barb in a tense trade stand-off. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: U.S. deficits, fiscal consolidation and Treasury jawboning of bond market
The bond market remains unimpressed with the Treasury Department’s moves to reduce interest rates. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: What the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks means
Although the new tariffs will be applied on only about 5% of Canadian exports, they have unleashed the possibility of a trade war. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Aug. 17, 2026
New regulatory framework explored for generative AI medical devices. This and more in this week’s life sciences update. … READ MORE >