Consumer spending – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:59:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Consumer spending – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Younger workers may pay off in the long run: CIBC https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/younger-workers-may-payoff-in-the-long-run-cibc/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:31:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500864 Better integrating immigrants could solve productivity puzzle

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]]> U.S. corporate bankruptcies hit post-crisis high: S&P https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-corporate-bankruptcies-hit-post-crisis-high-sp/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:19:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499704 Troubled consumer discretionary sector leads insolvency surge

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]]> U.S. corporate debt hits record mark in Q3: S&P https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-corporate-debt-hits-record-mark-in-q3-sp/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:15:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498636 Rise in debt led by refinancing activity among higher-rated companies

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]]> U.S. inflation ticked up last month https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-ticked-up-last-month/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:04:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498338 Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier

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]]> U.S. corporate bankruptcy filings rise: S&P https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-corporate-bankruptcy-filings-rise-sp/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:52:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498204 Filings on pace to hit highest mark since the financial crisis

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]]> Bank of Canada to run ahead of the Fed: DBRS https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bank-of-canada-to-run-ahead-of-the-fed-dbrs/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:03:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498171 Tariff threats cloud an otherwise positive North American outlook

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]]> Wall Street economists boost 2024 forecast https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/wall-street-economists-boost-2024-forecast/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:56:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498100 Median GDP call revised sharply higher, SIFMA reports

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]]> U.S. inflation risks resurgent: Fitch https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-risks-resurgent-fitch/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:30:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498093 Resilient U.S. consumers, tariff threats, immigration shifts potentially inflationary

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]]> Black Friday shopping fuels retail sales across Canada https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/black-friday-shopping-fuels-retail-sales-across-canada/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:05:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497707 By noon Friday, the average online shopping cart in Canada totalled $220: Shopify

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]]> Government handouts to boost growth: Desjardins https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/government-handouts-to-boost-growth-desjardins/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:33:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497404 Economic wisdom on GST holiday, rebates is questionable, economists say

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