Economic indicators – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:34:26 +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 Economic indicators – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Inflation edged higher in October: OECD https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/inflation-edged-higher-in-october-oecd/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:34:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=457034 As energy cooled, food costs drove up consumer prices

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]]> Consumer debt tops $2.36 trillion in third quarter, up 7.3% from last year https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/consumer-debt-tops-2-36-trillion-in-third-quarter-up-7-3-from-last-year/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:20:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=457023 The impact of rate hikes could be more visible by this time next year

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]]> Financial stability risks rise for China: Moody’s https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/financial-stability-risks-rise-for-china-moodys/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:24:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456812 Troubled property sector poses growing threat to banks

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]]> U.S. hiring stays strong, complicating Fed’s inflation fight https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/u-s-hiring-stays-strong-complicating-feds-inflation-fight/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:50:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456825 Jobless rate at 53-year-low of 3.7%, markets alarmed

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]]> Unemployment rate drops slightly to 5.1% in November, labour market still hot https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/unemployment-rate-drops-slightly-to-5-1-in-november-statistics-canada/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:50:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456804 Employment up in finance, insurance

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]]> Canadian home prices expected to fall 3.3% in 2023: Re/Max report https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadian-home-prices-expected-to-fall-3-3-in-2023-re-max-report/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:39:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456577 Forecast decline nearly 12% in Toronto area, Halifax expected to gain 8%

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]]> Economists see underlying signs of weakening in third-quarter GDP numbers https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadian-economy-grew-at-annualized-rate-of-2-9-in-third-quarter/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:14:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456531 Household savings rate rose to 5.7% in Q3; oil exports helped drive GDP growth

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]]> Current account turns to deficit in Q3: StatsCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/current-account-turns-to-deficit-in-q3-statscan/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:25:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456480 Growing services deficit and investment income turned the balance negative

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]]> Businesses coping well with headwinds: StatsCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/businesses-coping-well-with-headwinds-statscan/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 19:32:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456415 Most firms to resist raising prices despite inflation and input cost challenges

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]]> Global housing price growth slows: BIS https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/global-housing-price-growth-slows-bis/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:01:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456382 Despite the recent slowdown, prices are higher than pre-pandemic levels

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