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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (93+ words) Canada's national unemployment rate was 6. 7 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9. 5 per cent (9. 2) _ Prince Edward Island 7. 3 per cent (7. 2) _ Nova Scotia 6. 6 per cent (7. 1) _ New…...
Open AI Calls for AI Taxes to Protect Safety Nets
30+ min ago (490+ words) When jobs are lost, paychecks follow. Disappearing paychecks mean disappearing payroll taxes that fund Social Security, Medicaid and SNAP. AI expands corporate profits and shrinks labor income. Programs built on payroll taxes don't adjust automatically. The Hill reported that Open…...
Energy Fueled the CPI Spike but Essentials Are the Real Story
8+ min ago (646+ words) Energy surge drove the latest CPI spike, but spillover is the real risk. Core categories remain elevated, keeping pressure on essentials. The latest inflation figures start at the pump, but the effects will likely extend well beyond gas prices and…...
Modest March jobs growth stems 'bleeding' in the labour market: economists
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (844+ words) OTTAWA " Statistics Canada's labour force survey on Friday showed little improvement in March after a volatile few months that saw employment levels surge and then drop. The agency said employers collectively added 14, 000 jobs in March, roughly in line with economists…...
Bitcoin Bulls Bet On Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh As Central Bank Transition Nears
2+ min ago (817+ words) Apr 10, 2026|02: 10 PM ET|CLARE O'CONNOR President Trump has appointed Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, a former Fed governor who has described bitcoin as "an important asset." Will a more crypto-friendly tone at the Fed have a meaningful…...
WB forecasts Vietnam's 2026 GDP growth at 6. 3%
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (172+ words) Vietnam's economy is projected to grow by 6. 3% in 2026 and 7. 7% in 2027, the highest rates in the East Asia and Pacific region, according to the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Economic Update released on April 8. The forecast is slightly higher…...
Federal Reserve seeking public comment on proposal to alter Fed Now service
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U. S. inflation rises 3. 3% in March reflecting impact of Iran war
1+ hour ago (714+ words) CEO Of Influence Awards NEW YORK " U. S. consumer prices rose 3. 3% from a year ago in March, data showed, giving investors a first glimpse of the impact on prices of the U. S. -Israeli war against Iran. The Consumer Price Index rise was in…...
Inflation surged in March as Iran war drove up US energy costs
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (329+ words) A global energy shock triggered by the Iran war sent U. S. inflation soaring in March, with the Consumer Price Index rising at a 3. 3% annual rate, the highest reading in nearly two years. Economists had predicted inflation would jump nearly an entire…...
Consumer prices jumped 3. 3% in March in response to Iran war
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (213+ words) April 10 (UPI) -- The consumer price index increased as expected in March in response to the war in Iran, the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Consumer prices for all consumers went up 0. 9% for the month on a seasonally adjusted basis,…...