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Canada’s quarterly population growth hits slowest pace since early 2022

Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.5 million

Falling inflation

Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November

Black Friday sales helped dampen overall price growth in the month

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National home sales continue surging, prices rise amid falling interest rates: CREA

The average sale price for November is $694,411, up 7.4% compared to last year

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U.S. corporate debt hits record mark in Q3: S&P

Rise in debt led by refinancing activity among higher-rated companies

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Labour markets continue to cool

Job vacancies continue decline, total labour demand slips, in third quarter

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Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated

Economists now expect only two or three Fed rate cuts in 2025

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Economists see November inflation staying at 2% or slightly rising

The GST holiday will push inflation down to about 1.5% in January: BoC

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Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit

The parliamentary budget officer has predicted a $46.8 billion federal deficit

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Canada’s ‘stealth recession’ may deepen if Trump tariffs implemented: portfolio manager

Franklin Templeton panelists share outlooks for 2025, including investment opportunities

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Financial conditions threaten U.S. inflation fight: NBF

Loose financial conditions, tariffs are both potentially inflationary

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China plans to double down on economic support as Trump tariffs loom

Leaders commit to raising China’s deficit, do more to encourage consumer spending

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Manufacturing, wholesale sales up in October: StatCan

Wholesale sales increased in six of the seven subsectors the agency tracks

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Household income rises as debt falls in Q3: StatCan

Net wealth rose 1.7% for the period

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G20 growth edged up in third quarter: OECD

Results within the G20 mixed, with growth slowing in Canada, but rebounding elsewhere

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ECB cuts rates a quarter point

The benchmark European rate is now 3%

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Jobless rates remain low, stable: OECD

OECD unemployment rate has stayed low since early 2022

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Text of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision

Governor Tiff Macklem delivered this prepared statement

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U.S. inflation ticked up last month

Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier

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BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

The key interest rate is now 3.25%

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Global market outlook roundup

Mega forces, jumbo jets and overvaluations

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National rent prices decline year-over-year to 15-month low: report

Rents dropped for the second month in a row after more than three years of increases

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OSFI seen keeping Big Six buffers unchanged: DBRS

Despite intensified uncertainty, risk landscape is largely stable

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U.S., European bank merger prospects rising

Regulators in both markets are increasingly friendly to bank consolidation: Fitch

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Freeland doesn’t commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement

PBO has projected the government's deficit will be $46.8 billion

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China’s exports slow, imports decline in November

Some analysts say the latest setbacks are likely to be temporary