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Canada's inflation surprisingly slows to 2.3% in March
Canada's annual inflation surprisingly slowed in March to 2.3%, three notches below the prior month, largely helped by lower ...
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.75%
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday it will hold its key interest rate at 2.75 per cent. A slight majority of ...
Inflation in Canada cooled slightly to 2.3% in March as gas prices fell
StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February ...
Bank of Canada interest rate cut odds jump following unexpectedly slow March inflation data
Economists had expected the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to rise to 2.7 per cent in March, according to consensus estimates ...
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Bank of Canada set to make interest rate decision amid trade war
The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate decision today amid looming trade war impacts to the economy.
Inflation in Canada cools slightly in March, but pressures remain
Overall inflation eased for Canadians in March, but the end of the GST/HST holiday and U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to stress consumers in Canada.
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Statistics Canada reports February wholesale trade figures up 0.3 per cent
Statistics Canada says wholesale trade, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed ...
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Bank of Canada rate decision too close to call after soft March inflation report
A surprise slowdown in inflation last month has turned the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision on Wednesday into a coin ...
Statistics Canada to release March inflation reading this morning
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for inflation this morning. The agency is set to report its consumer price index for March.
Tariffs are already changing Canada’s job market, and workers are paying the price
Canada lost 62,000 full-time jobs in March. Excluding the first year of the pandemic, this is the worst March on record for ...
Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2.75%
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced its policy rate would remain at 2.75 per cent. “The major shift in direction of US trade policy and the unpredictability of tariffs have increased uncertainty ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.2 per cent to $72.9B in February
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says total manufacturing sales rose to their highest level since September 2023 as they climbed 0.2 per cent to $72.9 billion in February.