Consumer spending – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 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 Declining wealth to torpedo spending, growth: RBC https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/declining-wealth-to-torpedo-spending-growth-rbc/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:14:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454341 Household wealth expected to drop by $1.6 trillion from pandemic heights

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]]> Debt overhang weighs on global economy: Moody’s https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/debt-overhang-weighs-on-global-economy-moodys/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:34:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=453712 Canada among economies most at risk from housing market weakness

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]]> Recession could arrive as early as Q1, economists say https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/recession-could-arrive-as-early-as-q1-economists-say/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:02:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=453462 Consumers and sectors are expected to be disproportionately affected

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]]> Small business sentiment dips slightly in September https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/small-business-sentiment-dips-slightly-in-september/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:06:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=452466 CFIB members' outlook aligns with expectations for a second-half slowdown, TD says

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]]> Canadian household budgets stretched thin as inflation, interest rates rise: Survey https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-household-budgets-stretched-thin-as-inflation-interest-rates-rise-survey/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:10:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=447797 Nearly half of respondents are reining in spending on travelling, dining out and entertainment

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]]> Eroding household spending power to weigh on GDP https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/eroding-household-spending-power-to-weigh-on-gdp/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:51:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=445488 As inflation outpaces wages, consumption will be curbed, Scotiabank says

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]]> Economy faces a reset, not a recession: TD https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/economy-faces-a-reset-not-a-recession-td/ Thu, 19 May 2022 18:57:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=444800 Rising rates will raise debt costs, curb spending, slow housing markets — but strengths persist

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]]> U.S. consumers still confident, but outlook not as rosy https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-consumers-still-confident-but-outlook-not-as-rosy/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:10:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=441739 Higher prices and the war in Ukraine contributed to a decline in the six-month outlook

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]]> U.S. economy grew at 2.3% rate in Q3, up from earlier estimate https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/us-economy-grew-at-2-3-rate-in-q3-up-from-earlier-estimate/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:14:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=436489 The United States annualized GDP growth, at 2.3% in Q3, was better than the original estimate of 2.1%

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]]> One in four Canadian shoppers overshot their Black Friday budget https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/one-in-four-canadian-shoppers-overshot-their-black-friday-budget/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:09:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=435208 Spending was more than three times what was planned, an FP Canada survey found

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