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Canadian Investors Rethink Spending and Investment Decisions Amid Global Trade Wars: New Broadridge Survey Reveals
Heightened macroeconomic volatility and a global trade war have prompted Canadians to rethink their investment and spending decisions according to the 2025 Canadian Investor Study, a new survey from global technology leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR).
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