Business Brief: This is fine (for now)

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Business Brief: This is fine (for now)

Good morning. A rate decision, steep new tariffs and revised investment forecasts yesterday reflected a world either reacting to uncertainty or causing it. Below, three numbers that show how unknowns are weighing on policymakers, but not yet on the markets.

In the news

Money laundering: The federal government is aiming to overhaul Canada’s financial-crime laws , including new restrictions on large cash transactions to curb money laundering.

Privacy: That same bill proposes to allow CSIS, the police and other law enforcement agencies the right to demand information about internet subscribers – including their location – without a warrant from a judge.

Manufacturing: China’s ambassador warns Canada against “Cold War mentality”