08:14 AM EST, 12/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is scheduled to make an announcement on 'economic growth' at 12 p.m. ET Friday, ahead of Monday's Fall Economic Statement (FES), said Scotiabank.

Freeland will appear along with the trade minister and the mental health and addictions minister which makes it sound like it's related to trade and border security, noted the bank.

Plus there are reports of a C$2 billion initiative to encourage pensions to invest more in startups and larger companies, added Scotiabank.