economy – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:55:01 +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 U.S. will enter a recession in 2025: BCA Research https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-will-enter-a-recession-in-2025-bca-research/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:55:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497257 S&P 500 will fall to 4,100, Canada will also see a recession, Peter Berezin forecasts

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]]> Average 30-year mortgage rate in the U.S. rises to highest level since July https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/average-30-year-mortgage-rate-in-the-u-s-rises-to-highest-level-since-july/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:41:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497254 Economists predict that U.S. mortgage rates will hover around 6% in 2025

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]]> Japan passes $250B economic package https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/japan-passes-250b-economic-package/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:34:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497251 The broad plan is meant to lift wages, spur growth in the world's fourth largest economy

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]]> Tariff hikes will backfire, China can manage such ‘external shocks’: senior official https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/tariff-hikes-will-backfire-china-can-manage-such-external-shocks-senior-official/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:11:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497245 China's total foreign trade from January to October is up about 5% from a year ago, Wang noted

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]]> Retail sales were up 0.4% in September: StatCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/retail-sales-were-up-0-4-in-september-statcan/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:40:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497243 The agency says the boost was driven by food, beverage sales

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]]> National home sales surge in October: CREA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/national-home-sales-surge-in-october-crea/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:47:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496811 The increase was likely related to the previous month's supply bump: economist

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]]> U.S. retail sales up solidly in October: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-retail-sales-up-solidly-in-october-report/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:44:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496805 The report arrives ahead of the holiday shopping season, a critically important time for retailers

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]]> Wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September: StatCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/wholesale-sales-up-manufacturing-sales-down-in-september-statcan/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:30:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496799 Manufacturing sales saw second consecutive monthly decline

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]]> A ‘golden age of stock picking’: Belski https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/belski/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:08:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496732 Look for companies with improved balance sheets

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]]> U.S. inflation rose slightly last month after 2 years of steady cooling https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-rose-slightly-last-month-after-2-years-of-steady-cooling/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:35:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496699 Consumer prices rose 2.6% from a year earlier, up from 2.4% in September

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