Recent data boosts 2025 outlooks, longer-term expectations unchanged| Investment Executive
The U.S. Federal Reserve, other central banks are juggling duelling priorities The post Not stagflation, but ‘stagflationary, potentially’: FTSE Russell appeared first on Investment Executive.| Investment Executive
The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump’s erratic economic policies.| AP News
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers.| AP News
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in September was up 14% compared with August, helped by increases in Montreal and Toronto.| CMT News
Record high driven by government shutdown and market volatility Gold futures have soared above US$4,000 per troy ounce for the first time, as investors seek a “safe haven” amid the U.S. government shutdown.| Advisor.ca
Growth marks first increase in four months| Investment Executive
Canada's trade surplus with the U.S. widened to $6.7B in July Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed to $4.9 billion in July from $6 billion in June, according to Statistics Canada.| Advisor.ca
Expectations for Tuesday’s inflation report range from 1.6% to 1.9%| Advisor.ca
Ontario's final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what's needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford's goal of getting 1.5 million homes built, even with various new categories the government is adding such as university dorms.| Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada
Merchandise trade deficit widens, while services trade deficit narrows| Advisor.ca
One-time oil project import boosts spending as key exports fall under growing U.S. trade pressure| Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada
Rate cut unlikely next week, but Bank of Canada could still ease this year| Advisor.ca
A few notable data points this week could offer fresh insight into housing activity and the broader economy.| Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada
Broad-based weakness dragged GDP down 0.1% in May, but preliminary June data points to a possible, if modest, rebound.| Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada
28% of firms surveyed in Q2 said they expect a recession A pair of reports from the Bank of Canada say tariff-related uncertainty continued to put a damper on business and consumer sentiment in the second quarter, but the worst-case trade scenarios previously anticipated seem less likely.| Advisor.ca