By Fergal Smith TORONTO -The Canadian dollar tumbled to a near five-year low against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday and bond yields fell as U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his threat of hefty tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico,

OTTAWA — The potential for U.S. tariffs is clouding the economic outlook for the Bank of Canada as it delivered another interest rate cut, reducing its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point to three per cent.

By Fergal Smith TORONTO - The Canadian dollar steadied against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday and bond yields fell as the European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected and investors weighed a possible signal that Canada could avoid U.