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WebMiddle East conflict, oil prices push Alberta’s finances back in the black
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (245+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, stands with new Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon, following a swearing in ceremony in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 16, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh CALGARY - Alberta’s finances have swung back in the…...
US economy expanded at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, on par with earlier estimate
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (310+ words) Growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of a goods and services — decelerated from a 2.1% pace from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The second-quarter growth number was unchanged from the department’s first estimate. Still, consumer spending…...
Key inflation gauge remains elevated during Iran war and ongoing US trade fights
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (224+ words) The Commerce Department’s Wednesday report showed that prices rose 3.7% in July compared with a year earlier. Inflation has worsened since the Iran war began in late February, when it stood at 2.9%. It’s noticeably above the Fed’s target of 2%. Stubbornly high…...
US consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 7 months with gas stuck above $4
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (333+ words) The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July. That was the lowest level in seven months but was essentially within the same lukewarm range it has been in since the beginning…...
Here’s why the Bank of Canada is worried about the rise of private credit
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1111+ words) A man checks his phone as he walks past the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is carefully watching the rise of an alternative credit model that has Canadian investors and banks exposed…...
Wall Street week ahead: Reports on consumer confidence and inflation on tap
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (214+ words) The latest consumer confidence report from business group The Conference Board will be released Tuesday. Wall Street expects the report to show that confidence in the U.S. economy fell again in August after slipping in July. Consumer confidence has been weak…...
‘Many’ Fed officials think higher rates will be needed if inflation stays high
1+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) The minutes of the July 28-29 meeting, released Wednesday, don’t provide specifics on how many of the 19 officials supported higher rates. Only 12 of the 19 policymakers vote on the outcome. Officials voted 9-3 at the meeting to keep their key rate unchanged at…...
Wall Street week ahead: Home Depot and Walmart report earnings, minutes of Fed meeting are released
1+ week, 5+ day ago (222+ words) Home Depot reports its latest results on Tuesday, followed by Target and Lowes on Wednesday, and then Walmart on Thursday. The results will help give investors a more detailed picture of how businesses and consumers are handling stubbornly high inflation....
July inflation report to provide crucial signs of where prices are headed
2+ week, 1+ day ago (635+ words) The government’s latest report on consumer prices, to be released Wednesday, should provide some hints. It will be closely watched by the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve as well as Republicans facing tough midterm elections, not to mention consumers still…...
Statistics Canada to release jobs numbers for July this morning
2+ week, 6+ day ago (154+ words) Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release its latest labour force survey for the month of July this morning. A Reuters poll of economists predicts Canada added 15,000 jobs in the…...