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Friday · 23 min
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding What Tariffs Mean for Canadian Business
In this episode of Markets Plus, Steven Jensen, Head, Diversified Industries, BMO Commercial Bank, Canada leads a discussion on the latest tariff developments, what they mean for Canadian businesses, and how organizations can position themselves to navigate an evolving trade environment with confidence. Speakers include Pam Denton, Head of Strategic Markets & Client Solutions, Global Markets, BMO Capital Markets and Shelly Kaushik, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets.
August 26 · 28 min
Global Trade Outlook: The Canada-U.S. Tariffs Challenge
In this episode of Markets Plus, BMO experts focus on what the latest developments mean for growth, investment and business decisions in North America.
August 20 · 18 min
How Failure Shaped Stephen Smith’s Success
Stephen Smith’s journey proves that failure doesn’t have to define success. In this episode, Stephen Smith, Co-owner of The Economist and Co-founder of First National Financial, joins Scott Brison, Vice Chair, BMO, for a candid conversation about the setbacks, risks and decisions that shaped one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders. Together, they explore Smith’s path from personal bankruptcy in the 1980s to building First National into one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders, the lessons he learned about resilience and risk management, and why he believes strong institutions, independent journalism and long-term thinking matter more than ever.
August 17 · 21 min
Employee Ownership: Aligning Profit, Purpose, and Long-Term Value
Employee ownership is gaining momentum as a powerful strategy to align business success with employee wellbeing and community resilience. In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, Michael Torrance, BMO’s Chief Sustainability Officer, sits down with Leah Turnbull, Managing Director and National ESOP Practice Lead at BMO, to explore how employee ownership structures—such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) in the U.S. and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) in Canada—are transforming the way companies think about growth, succession, and sustainability. They discuss why employee ownership is increasingly relevant amid a wave of retiring business owners, how it can help close the wealth gap by expanding access to equity, and why it offers a compelling alternative to traditional sale options.
August 4 · 30 min
Rethinking Healthcare, Supporting Caregivers and Preparing for Canada's Demographic Reality with Robert Stanley
In the latest episode of Journeys to Growing the Good on Markets Plus, host Issam Majeed sits down with Robert Stanley, CEO and Founder of Stay At Home Nursing Care Services and CHAH Technology, to discuss why he believes Canada's aging population is in need of a new approach to care, one that places greater emphasis on prevention, data and supporting both seniors and their caregivers.
August 3 · 21 min
Macro Horizons on Markets Plus: August With Angst
Ian Lyngen, Vail Hartman, and Delaney Choi bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the week of August 3rd, 2026, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
July 29 · 21 min
From Intelligence to Judgment: Exploring AI’s Role in Decision-Making
In the latest episode of Return on Intelligence on Markets Plus, Kristin Milchanowski sits down with Ken Nickerson, Partner for Technology Innovation at Maverix Private Equity, to explore why the next frontier of AI isn’t more intelligence; it’s better judgment. From the limits of today’s compute models to the promise of quantum and photonics, the conversation challenges how organizations think about scaling AI and turning insight into decision-making advantage.
July 28 · 29 min
Transforming Cultural Heritage into Business Success
What does it take to transform cultural heritage into business success? In a candid discussion on leadership, growth and economic impact from voices behind the Latino Leaders Index 500, Javier Palomarez and Alfredo Duarte focus in on enduring organizations, fostering trust and unlocking opportunity in an increasingly dynamic marketplace.
July 2 · 32 min
Strategic Growth Built on AI Innovations from a Capital Markets Perspective
AI adoption isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s shaped by industry, scale and geography. At our 2026 Government, Reserve and Asset Managers Conference, BMO experts Head of AI and CDAO, Armando Benitez, and Matthew Goddard, Global Head, ETFs and Futures, Trading Products, joined Baiju Devani, Chief AI Officer at TMX Group, for a panel sharing practical lessons from implementing AI across the business from early experimentation to scaling impact.
June 29 · 25 min
Global Trade Outlook: The USMCA and Beyond
North American trade could be at a crossroads. Steve Verheul, Canada's Chief Trade Negotiator for the USMCA during Trump's first term, and Douglas Porter, BMO’s Chief Economist, will share an insider’s perspective on the role of geopolitics in driving USMCA talks, a macroeconomic and markets outlook, and the negotiating leverage that Canada and the U.S. each have as they seek concessions.
June 24 · 24 min
The Next Generation: Women Redefining the Family Business
What does it take to lead a family business while shaping the next generation? At a Latino Leaders Index 500 event in Chicago, April Diez, CEO of The Diez Group, and Linzie Venegas, President of The Ideal Group, share how they are building on the legacy of businesses founded by their parents, turning early lessons in sacrifice, work ethic and resilience into leadership at scale.
June 22 · 30 min
Canada-U.S. Relationship Runs Deeper Than Current Tensions
Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group, recently sat down with Mark D. Wiseman, Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., at the Canadian Club Toronto to find out what his experience has been four months into the job and what the future holds for Canadian business and U.S. growth, especially with the CUSMA/USMCA review window set to open July 1.
June 18 · 21 min
Macro Horizons on Markets Plus: Sunny Sunday
In this episode from Macro Horizons, Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the week of June 22nd, 2026, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
June 18 · 23 min
USMCA Review to Focus on Enforcement, Supply Chains and Security
Nearly a decade after its initial signing, the USCMA faces its first major test as it enters its first major review. At the Conference de Montréal, Scott Brison moderated a panel with Steve Verheul, Kevin Brady and Ken Smith Ramos to discuss what the review could mean for the three countries as trade, supply chains and national security become harder to separate.
June 16 · 8 min
Power, Policy and Trust Shape Next Phase of AI Buildout
With generative AI rapidly finding applications across industries, the data centers that power these models are no longer back-office infrastructure, they are becoming strategic national assets. Kristin Milchanowski, Chief AI and Quantum Officer at BMO, joined a panel at the Conference de Montréal to discuss whether data center capacity can keep pace with AI demand.
June 12 · 19 min
The Hedge Report: Navigating Rates, Trade, and Hedging in Today’s Market
In this episode of The Hedge Report, host Cheryl Ferguson, Managing Director in Global Markets, is joined by Benjamin Reitzes, Canadian Rates & Macro Strategist, for a focused discussion on the Canadian economic outlook. They explore what softer data signals, how the Bank of Canada is approaching policy, and the impact of global dynamics on rates and FX.
June 11 · 27 min
Conference of Montreal: The New Policy Playbook
At the International Economic Forum of the Americas’ (IEFA) 32nd Conférence de Montréal, Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group, moderated a panel with François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, Canada Development and Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Australia’s former Finance Minister, that discussed how in a fog of uncertainty, Canada plays to its strengths.
June 10 · 29 min
Metal Matters on Markets Plus: Coal Fired Up
Helen Amos and Katja Jancic discuss how the outlook for metallurgical and thermal coal prices has shifted following the major underground coal mine explosion in China in mid-May, which has triggered widespread closures, regulatory changes, and disciplinary action on several high-level government officials. They discuss what it might take for US met coal prices to close the gap with Pacific benchmarks, seasonal tailwinds for thermal coal, and implications of new US government coal funding.
June 4 · 20 min
Leading Through Transformation: Why AI Success Starts with Systems, Culture, and Trust
Kristin Milchanowski sits down with Lt General Ross Coffman (Ret.) Army Futures Command to explore why so many organizations struggle to scale AI and technology investments.
May 27 · 16 min
Market Implications U.S. Growth, Inflation and Rates
From energy prices and inflation expectations to Treasury market behavior and policy implications, this episode provides a clear view of how geopolitical developments transmit through markets, and what it means for investors and business leaders navigating a rapidly shifting environment.

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