October 9, 2026 | Canada's Building Plans, Oil Relief and AI Financing
Rick and Dianne, the show's AI hosts, examine Canada's retrofit announcement, energy investment ambitions and workforce constraints ahead of today's jobs report. They connect trade talks, Richelieu's results and cleantech opportunities with easing oil prices, reported Chinese fuel exports, Firmus's withdrawn share offering, the UN trade outlook and Ukraine's fuel infrastructure. What turns announced investment into useful capacity? Research cutoff is 5.29 a.m. Eastern.If you find this useful, follow the show and leave a rating — it helps more listeners find us.Sources:Bank of Canada policy rate (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/monetary-policy/key-interest-rate/)TD prime (https://www.td.com/ca/en/personal-banking/products/todays-rates-and-prime)Federal Reserve decision (https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260916a.htm)Bank of Canada yields (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/interest-rates/canadian-bonds/)US Treasury yields (https://home.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/TextView?field_tdr_date_value=2026&type=daily_treasury_yield_curve)Bank of Canada exchange rates (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/daily-exchange-rates/)Reuters TSX (https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-futures-fall-higher-yields-weigh-sentiment-2026-10-08/)Reuters US stocks (https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-slide-rising-oil-yields-dampen-mood-2026-10-08/)PM home retrofits (https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/10/08/prime-minister-carney-announces-landmark-investment-retrofit-one)RBC energy outlook (https://www.rbc.com/en/thought-leadership/energy/a-new-energy-steering-canadas-next-oil-and-gas-boom/)Bank of Canada demographics (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/10/demographic-changes-are-reshaping-the-canadian-economy/)StatCan release calendar (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dai-quo/cal2-eng.htm)Reuters Canada trade talks (https://www.reuters.com/world/ustr-greer-says-us-holding-fast-trade-stance-with-canada-2026-10-08/)Richelieu results (https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/richelieu-continues-its-strong-growth-and-strategic-expansion-sales-up-12-6-in-the-third-quarter-801087165.html)EDC cleantech (https://www.edc.ca/en/about-us/news/edc-cleantech-report-2026.html)Reuters oil (https://www.marketscreener.com/news/oil-falls-as-trump-comments-on-iran-talks-ease-supply-concerns-ce785ddfdf8af722)Reuters China fuel exports (https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-resume-october-fuel-exports-after-brief-halt-four-trade-sources-say-2026-10-09/)Reuters Firmus (https://www.marketscreener.com/news/australian-nvidia-backed-ai-data-centre-operator-firmus-shelves-ipo-ce785ddfdc8df725)Reuters UNCTAD outlook (https://www.marketscreener.com/news/world-economic-growth-to-slow-to-2-6-in-2026-un-trade-body-says-ce785ddfd18af021)Reuters Ukraine fuel infrastructure (https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-fortifies-its-filling-stations-against-russian-attacks-2026-10-09/)