economy – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:10:02 +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 economy – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Federal government posts $14.5B deficit for April-to-October period https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/federal-government-posts-14-5b-deficit-for-april-to-october-period/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:10:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499035 That's compared to a $15.1B deficit over the same period last year

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]]> Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/federal-reserves-preferred-inflation-gauge-shows-price-pressures-eased-last-month/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:43:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499030 Prices rose just 0.1% from October to November: U.S. Commerce Department

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]]> Tax holiday boosting spending at retailers, restaurants: industry groups https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/tax-holiday-boosting-spending-at-retailers-restaurants-industry-groups/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:33:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499028 Retail Council of Canada says boost in sales, complications depends on the store

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]]> U.S. tariffs potentially devastating for Canadian businesses: CME poll https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-tariffs-potentially-devastating-for-canadian-businesses-cme-poll/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:20:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499025 Tariffs would endanger nearly $600 billion in exports, CME exec says

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]]> Canadian retail sales up in October: StatCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-retail-sales-up-in-october-statcan/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:54:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499019 Automotive sector saw the largest increase in sales in the month

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]]> Tariffs will be top of mind for investors going into 2025 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/tariffs-will-be-top-of-mind-for-investors-going-into-2025/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:01:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498573 Corrado Tiralongo of Canada Life Investment Management says global growth will be lower than historical standards

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]]> Transcript: Tariffs will be top of mind for investors going into 2025 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/transcripts/transcript-tariffs-will-be-top-of-mind-for-investors-going-into-2025/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:01:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498586 Corrado Tiralongo of Canada Life Investment Management says global growth will be lower than historical standards

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]]> Rental supply gains help cool pace of rent growth in 2024: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/rental-supply-gains-help-cool-pace-of-rent-growth-in-2024-cmhc/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:50:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498721 Canada’s supply of purpose-built rentals grew 4.1% on an annual basis

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]]> U.S. retail sales rose at healthy pace last month https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-retail-sales-rose-at-healthy-pace-last-month/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:19:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498713 The figures from the U.S. Commerce Department come ahead of the Fed's rate decision on Wednesday

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]]> Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-inflation-rate-down-a-tick-to-1-9-in-november/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:58:30 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498705 Black Friday sales helped dampen overall price growth in the month

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