Business outlook – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:10:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Business outlook – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Canada’s jobless rate rises to 6.2% in May https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-jobless-rate-rises-to-6-2-in-may/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:10:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=487373 Weakening economy and high interest rates push businesses to rein in hiring

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Bank CEOs expect further loan-loss provisions and pressure on lending in 2024 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/bank-ceos-expect-further-loan-loss-provisions-and-pressure-on-lending-in-2024/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:09:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478336 Markets may be overly optimistic that central banks will lower rates this year

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Canadian business insolvencies surge almost 42% from last year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-business-insolvencies-surge-almost-42-from-last-year/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:56:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=474588 Withdrawal of Covid-19 support, higher interest rates and softening consumer spending are challenges

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New Horizons CEO talks scale and consolidation https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/new-horizons-ceo-talks-scale-and-consolidation/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:12:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=470336 Newsmaker: In a more crowded ETF field, Rohit Mehta says there’s still room for innovation

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‘The best returns are just around the corner’: First Trust economist https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/the-best-returns-are-just-around-the-corner-first-trust-economist/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:48:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=467623 A recession will probably arrive before the end of the year, but there could be advantages to staying invested

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Brokerage advisors saw growth through a difficult year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/brokerage-report-card/brokerage-advisors-saw-growth-through-a-difficult-year/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:29:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=466226 The average advisor managed to grow their business while facing market headwinds

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Small biz confidence for year ahead edges up in March https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/small-biz-confidence-for-year-ahead-edges-up-in-march/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:44:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=463075 Expectations for business performance remain well below pre-pandemic levels

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Business challenges ease, StatsCan survey finds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/business-challenges-ease-statscan-survey-finds/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:39:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=461143 Obstacles remain, but companies were less worried in early 2023

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Bank of Canada’s business and consumer surveys show signs of a weakening economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/more-businesses-expect-sales-to-slip-as-high-inflation-rates-weigh-on-spending-boc/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:09:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=458665 Businesses and consumers expect inflation to remain elevated in the short term and ease within five years

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Outlook 2023: Sluggish growth and volatile markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/outlook-2023-sluggish-growth-and-volatile-markets/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 05:18:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456901 Investors may experience more pain, at least in the first half

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