Global shares mostly rise while investors await trade news
TOKYO—Global shares rose Tuesday as investors appeared hopeful for positive news from the trade talks between the United States…
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Statistics Canada reports economy grew 0.1 per cent in August
OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.1 per cent in August, following no change in July.
Economists…
Bank of Canada holds interest rate amid trade war
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada says it's staying put on interest rates as it gauges the extent of the damage that deepening trade…
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From the August 2019 print edition
I tend to focus on what’s going on in the North American economy. This is understandable. I…
Inflation hits Bank of Canada 2 per cent target for second straight month
OTTAWA—Canadian annual inflation came in at two per cent in July to hit the Bank of Canada's ideal target for a second straight…
Global stocks lower after US falls on recession fear
BEIJING—Global stock markets were mostly lower Thursday after Wall Street fell on mounting fears of a possible recession.…
Trump calls on Fed to make ‘substantial’ rate cuts
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is not letting up on his attacks on the Federal Reserve, calling for "substantial'' Fed rate…
Bank of Canada unlikely to follow any Fed interest rate cut: experts
The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut its interest rate Wednesday for the first time in over a decade—a big step,…
Statistics Canada reports annual pace of inflation rises in May to 2.4 per cent
OTTAWA—The annual pace of inflation picked up in May as the consumer price index rose 2.4 per cent compared with a year ago, its…
Central bank holds rate as it balances domestic economic pickup with trade risks
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate steady as it looked to balance mounting evidence of a domestic economic…