Financial Markets Report - Transforming Money Into Wealth

Before the Ukraine war, the biggest car exporters to Russia were primarily from countries known for their strong automotive industries. Germany, Japan, and the United States were the leading car exporters to Russia. Germany was particularly dominant, reflecting its robust auto manufacturing sector and the high demand for German vehicles in Russia. Following Germany, Japanese and American car manufacturers also had significant shares in the Russian market, exporting a substantial volume of vehicles each year.

The outbreak of the Ukraine war and subsequent sanctions dramatically reshaped Russia's automotive import market. In this video, we explore how these sanctions have transformed the market dynamics, elevating China to the status of the world’s top car exporter.

This chart shows the international remittance, FDI and ODA flow to low- and middle-income countries (in billion U.S. dollars).

Andrew Grantham, senior economist at CIBC Capital Markets, talks with Financial Post's Larysa Harapyn about how the headline jobs numbers are not telling the full story.

Indonesia, the region’s largest economy, makes the top five in this map exploring Southeast Asia’s GDP per capita levels.