Economic Indicators

ECB leaves interest rates and pandemic stimulus unchanged

ECB president Christine Lagarde said that the economic outlook in the short term "remains clouded by uncertainty"

By David Mchugh, The Associated Press |April 22, 2021

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U.S. jobless claims fall to a new pandemic low

Unemployment aid applications in the U.S. fell to 547,000 last week

By The Associated Press |April 22, 2021

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B.C. projects $9.7-billion deficit in 2021 budget

Budget includes more than $4 billion in pandemic contingency and allowance funds

By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press |April 21, 2021

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Annual pace of inflation leaps higher in March to 2.2%, StatsCan says

Gas prices drove the increase

By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press |April 21, 2021

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