US labour productivity hits two-year high to 4.9% in Q3, inflationary pressures on wages eased
US labour productivity grew faster in the third quarter, reaching its highest rate in two years in the…
What the Bank of Canada’s new outlook means for your wallet — and how to take back control
The Bank of Canada’s latest Quarterly Financial Report, released mid-November, doesn’t grab headlines the way a rate announcement…
Hopes of big Bank of Canada rate cuts are fading fast
For the mortgage market, that’s a signal that the central bank’s rate-cutting cycle, which began in 2024 but…
Which Dividend Stocks in Canada Can Survive Rate Cuts?
Source: Getty Images Written by Amy Legate-Wolfe at The Motley Fool Canada There are a lot of factors…
Weak GDP report unlikely to sway Bank of Canada to more rate cuts: economists
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy was showing more cracks in August, but most economists weighing in on the…
Job fears, U.S. trade uncertainty to keep lid on any housing market recovery
The Bank of Canada’s 25-basis-point cut in September was at best ignored by the national market, with sales…
What a surging national deficit could mean for Bank of Canada rate cuts
Even if economic conditions would normally justify lower rates, concerns about inflation, investor sentiment, and higher government borrowing…
US may need more slack in job market to hit 2% inflation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market likely needs to weaken further for the Federal Reserve…
Fed’s Logan says US central bank must be ‘very cautious’ on rate cuts
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan on Thursday said the U.S. central bank appropriately took…
TD Economics – Canada’s Consumer: Monetary Policy in Action
Canada’s resurgent consumer has grabbed headlines. Robust spending growth in the face of significant challenges has raised questions…
Fed’s Goolsbee says US jobs market steady, cautions against aggressive rate cuts, FT reports
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said the U.S. jobs market remains “mostly steady and…
Fed’s Kashkari sees two more rate cuts this year as likely appropriate, given labor market risks
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari on Friday said he supported this week’s decision…