cost of living – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:29:47 +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 cost of living – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 GST/HST break juiced restaurant jobs, but left retail sector behind https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/gst-hst-break-juiced-restaurant-jobs-but-left-retail-sector-behind/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:29:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=502219 Restaurants added jobs, but 53% still operating at a loss or breaking even

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]]> U.S. inflation ticked higher last month https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-ticked-higher-last-month/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:35:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501419 Overall inflation climbed 0.3% in December from the previous month, driven by a jump in gas prices

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]]> Weak loonie, trade war could drive food prices higher: Metro https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/weak-loonie-trade-war-could-drive-food-prices-higher-metro/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:31:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501152 Trade disruptions could threaten normalization of food inflation, grocery giant CEO says

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]]> U.S. home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly 30 years https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-home-sales-in-2024-fell-to-the-lowest-level-in-nearly-30-years/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:31:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500955 Elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and few properties on the market were to blame

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]]> Average rents decline to 17-month low across Canada: report https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/average-rents-decline-to-17-month-low-across-canada-report/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:13:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499956 Rental market softened in 2024 amid multi-decade highs for apartment completions, slow population inflows

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]]> The great wealth transfer or the great disappointment? https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/the-great-wealth-transfer-or-the-great-disappointment/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:14:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499465 Over a third of Canadians between 18 and 34 in Vanguard survey said an inheritance is key to meeting their financial goals

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]]> Canada’s inflation rate ticks back up to 2%: StatCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-inflation-rate-ticks-back-up-to-2-statcan/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:34:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496968 The rate is now back to the Bank of Canada's target

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]]> Boost in home renos driving up housing values: report https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/boost-in-home-renos-driving-up-housing-values-report/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:56:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493328 The single-detached home is quickly becoming a unicorn, Re/Max Canada president says

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]]> Average rent in Canada up 3.3% in August on annual basis: report https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/average-rent-in-canada-up-3-3-in-august-on-an-annual-basis-report/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:32:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=492402 Rent increases in smaller markets outweighed declines in big cities

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]]> Median family after-tax income in 2022 down after inflation: StatCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/median-family-after-tax-income-in-2022-down-after-inflation-statcan/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:07:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=491335 Young people were the hardest hit, data shows

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