Economic Indicators

Poor households turn to debt, charity amid inflation

StatsCan research details the disparate impact of rising prices

By James Langton |February 8, 2023

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Hot economy, inflation were at crux of BoC’s last rate decision: summary

Unanimous agreement that central bank's action to date had been forceful

By The Canadian Press |February 8, 2023

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Fed’s Powell: Strong hiring could force further rate hikes

Post-pandemic economy has "confounded all sorts of attempts to predict what it will do"

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 7, 2023

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Slowing growth a ‘good thing’ when economy is overheated: Macklem

The BoC will be ready to raise rates further if inflation proves to be more stubborn than expected

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |February 7, 2023

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