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Robo advice shines for borrowers: study

Automated advice optimizes debt management, FCA finds — if consumers let it

Energy prices continue to boost trade surplus, StatsCan says

The goods surplus hit its highest mark since the global financial crisis

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Businesses optimistic in face of ongoing obstacles

StatsCan survey finds businesses are expecting growth amid shortages and rising costs

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Insolvency filings drop in July

Despite monthly easing, activity remains elevated from 2021

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BMO sees signs of Q3 slowdown

Early indicators point to weakness in business confidence, housing market

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Q2 growth remains sluggish in OECD

All G7 countries are now at, or above, pre-pandemic output levels

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With rates on the rise, how low can home prices go?

More declines from recent highs are likely, but prices should remain above pre-pandemic levels

Strong sales continue in industrial real estate market amid tight demand: report

Office vacancies rose along with residential rents, Morguard says

Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’

Powell's message may disappoint investors who were hoping for a signal that the Fed might soon moderate its rate increases

Business confidence stable but low, CFIB says

Labour and cost challenges ebbed slightly in August

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U.S. economy shrank for second straight quarter in Q2

The economic contraction meets one informal sign of recession

Biden administration forecasts US$1.03T deficit, down US$400B

The improvement stemmed from the economy moving from recovery to steady growth

Scotiabank reports Q3 profit as lending grows

Weak financial markets pushed down wealth management revenue

Canadian consumer should be resilient in face of inflation, higher rates: CIBC

A strong labour market, excess savings and pent-up demand will shield many households

Household debt rises, but slower: StatsCan

Mortgage growth slows as housing markets cool

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Criminals prove loyal to crypto markets

Illicit activity holds up well in the face of crypto's decline

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Stocks aren’t pricing recession, Fed finds

Economic forecasts have been revised down much more than stock prices imply

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Toronto-area commercial real estate deals up 43% from year ago

The industrial category saw the highest investment dollar volume in Q2

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Amid debt and supply chain issues, business owners struggle to regain revenue

Uptick in business bankruptcies just the tip of the iceberg, CFIB says

Fed saw evidence of a slowing economy at its last meeting

Concerns about a recession have been eased, for now, by the ongoing strength of the job market

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Foreign investors dump Canadian banks, bonds

Much of the bond selling was seasonally driven, National Bank said

Asset manager M&A may pick up as pressures mount

Fitch sees potential for industry consolidation in Europe to rise as benefits of size increase

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Inflation slows to 7.6% in July as gas prices fall

However, food prices at grocery stores rose at the fastest pace since August 1981

Energy sector to bear brunt of new U.S. tax measures

New alternative minimum tax, buyback levy, to hit large oil & gas firms hardest, Moody's says

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Economists tackle a U.S. economic mystery: so many jobs, so little growth

A CIBC report examines Covid effects