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Dollar collage

China, central bank digital currencies may chip away at dollar’s dominance: TD

Global preeminence of the U.S. dollar facing multiple challengers

Stormy market conditions

Financial stability still shaky: ECB

Markets, investment funds remain vulnerable to rising stress

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Economy continues to outperform, raising odds of rate hike next week

Statistics Canada reports real gross domestic product grew at annualized rate of 3.1% in Q1

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Consumer confidence declines again in May, particularly for older Americans

It's the fourth time in five months that overall U.S. consumer confidence has declined

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Economy’s resilience raises risk of further rate tightening

High inflation remains the top issue for businesses, survey finds

  • By: Staff
  • May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023
  • 13:28
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StatsCan report casts doubt on claims of widespread labour shortage

Analysis finds there are no labour shortages for jobs that require high levels of education

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Federal government posts $41.3 billion deficit for 2022-23 fiscal year

Debt charge rose 42% from 2021-22 because of rate hikes, revenues up 8.6%

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U.K.’s Treasury chief accepts that recession may be necessary to get inflation down

“We have to support the Bank of England” in “difficult decisions,” Jeremy Hunt tells Sky News

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A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April

Inflation “too sticky,” BoA analyst says as new data show prices increased 4.4% year over year

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Prince Edward Island government forecasts $98 million deficit in annual budget

Housing is one of the provincial government’s three priorities

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Global house prices see first post-crisis drop

Canada, Germany and Australia lead decline in real prices, BIS reports

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Threat of U.S. credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks

The stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation's debt limit

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U.S. economic growth for Q1 revised up to a still tepid 1.3% annual rate

Despite the first-quarter slowdown, consumer spending reflected confidence

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A June pause in rate hikes would be a close call for Fed officials, minutes of last meeting show

Powell and other officials have signalled in the past week that they're likely to support a pause

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Canada leads the way for young investors

Almost half of Canadian Gen-Z investors are confident in their ability to reach their financial goals

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U.K. inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but food prices keep decline in check

Inflation falls to 8.7% largely because last year's energy spike has dropped out of the annual comparison

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Upstream price pressures ease: StatsCan

National Banks says BoC can be patient while input cost easing plays out

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Federal Reserve Chair Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets next month

Bank failures may cause lending reduction but inflation remains well above 2% target

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Household debt growth slowing: StatsCan

Non-mortgage debt ground to a halt in March while mortgage growth was stable

  • By: Staff
  • May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023
  • 14:58
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Canada facing affordability crisis in housing

CIBC’s deputy chief economist says we need to change how we think about renting

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Statistics Canada reports retail sales down 1.4% in March, but core sales up 0.3%

Sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors dropped 3.9%

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Jobless benefits sit at record low: StatsCan

Labour market remains tight, with unemployment and EI numbers at all-time lows

  • By: Staff
  • May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023
  • 14:11
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Hike? Pause? Fed officials are split about next move

Stubbornness of high inflation divides Federal Reserve on managing interest rates

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BoC highlights risk of bank sector stresses, high household debt

Transition to higher interest rates creates risk, the central bank governor said

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OTC derivatives rose along with rates: BIS

Rising rates, benchmark reform, commodity prices all affected activity