{"id":216136,"date":"2025-10-16T01:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T01:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/216136\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T01:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T01:21:15","slug":"global-economy-is-resilient-but-u-s-tariffs-holding-it-back-champagne-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/216136\/","title":{"rendered":"Global economy is resilient but U.S. tariffs holding it back: Champagne – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne<\/a> says a new International Monetary Fund report shows that while the global economy is showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs<\/a>, trade uncertainty is holding it back.<\/p>\n

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Champagne is in Washington this week to attend the fall meetings of the G7 and G20 finance ministers and the annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is looking for stability and predictability and Canada certainly comes to mind when you are looking at that,\u201d Champagne said in an interview with The Canadian Press at IMF headquarters in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously there are a lot of challenges in the world economy, but what people are looking (for) now is how together as the G7 \u2026 how can we reduce the level of uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IMF said Tuesday global growth has been sluggish, but it isn\u2019t as poor as previously predicted. The agency cautioned the massive U.S. tariffs still pose risks and the overall economic environment is volatile.<\/p>\n

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Global growth is projected to slow from 3.3 per cent in 2024 to 3.2 per cent in 2025 and 3.1 per cent in 2026.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRisks are tilted to the downside,\u201d the IMF report said. \u201cProlonged uncertainty, more protectionism, and labour supply shocks could reduce growth. Fiscal vulnerabilities, potential financial market corrections, and erosion of institutions could threaten stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada has been hit hard by many of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs and the IMF projected its growth this year would slow to 1.2 per cent.<\/p>\n

The IMF projected Canada could once again become the second-fastest-growing of the G7 economies next year \u2014 ahead of the United Kingdom and behind the United States \u2014 at 1.5 per cent.<\/p>\n

But that projection is significantly lower than the one in a pre-tariff report the IMF issued last year, which predicted 2.4 per cent growth for Canada in 2025.<\/p>\n

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Trade uncertainty still casts a shadow over the Canadian economy, despite ongoing efforts by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canadian officials to find an off-ramp for Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n

The president boosted duties on Canada to 35 per cent for goods not compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade. Canadian industries are also being slammed by separate U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, automobiles, copper and lumber.<\/p>\n

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Carney met with Trump at the White House on Oct. 7. While no agreements materialized from that meeting, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington this week to continue talks with senior U.S. officials, said his spokesperson Jean-S\u00e9bastien Comeau.<\/p>\n

The world economy is adjusting to a new and unpredictable trading order, said Champagne, and all G7 partners are facing fiscal constraints as they adapt. He said the speed, scope and scale of the transition has been unprecedented.<\/p>\n

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Champagne said the IMF report is \u201cencouraging\u201d governments to exercise fiscal discipline while making capital investments in economic growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re doing in Canada to ensure long-term prosperity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Liberals under Carney \u2014 who campaigned in the spring election on his fiscal skills and ability to navigate the Trump administration \u2014 are set to table their first budget on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

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Champagne promised the upcoming budget will offer \u201cgenerational investments\u201d in building Canada.<\/p>\n

Ottawa has offered only a few examples of what\u2019s to come in the budget: pre-filled tax returns for more low-income people, permanent funding for the national school food program and the return of the \u201cCanada Strong\u201d pass for parks and museums.<\/p>\n

Carney also plans to divide the federal budget into capital and operational spending streams, with the goal of balancing the operating budget by 2028-29.<\/p>\n

The prime minister has promised to cut the public service as Ottawa looks to trim that operational spending. While Champagne did not offer any hints on where those cuts may land, he said Canadians understand the need to spend less and invest more.<\/p>\n

The Canadian economy must pivot from dependence to resilience, Champagne said. It has a strong base, he said, pointing to its multiple trade agreements, critical minerals, energy resources and skilled workforce.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s turbulence in the short term,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I\u2019m very confident about the future of Canada and our future prosperity as a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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