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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down around 6% in mixed Asia trade; Japan’s yen weakens despite reports of interventionHong Kong stocks and mainland China markets fell sharply Monday while other major […]

China Q3 GDP growth rebounds at faster pace but risks loomChina’s economy rebounded at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter, but strict COVID curbs, a deepening property crisis and […]

Bank of Canada expected to deliver another large rate hike as it continues inflation fighthe Bank of Canada is expected to deliver another large interest rate increase this week, as central bank […]

Economic Calendar: Oct 24 – Oct 28Monday October 24China GDP, industrial production, retail sales, fixed asset investment and trade surplusJapan and Euro zone PMI(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s manufacturing sales for […]

Nat-Gas Prices Plunge On Increased Supply And Slack DemandNov Nymex natural gas (NGX22) on Friday closed down by -0.399 (-7.45%).Nov nat-gas Friday sank to a 7-month nearest-futures low and closed […]

U.S. consumer is soldiering on despite soaring inflation and recession risk, credit card giants sayU.S. consumers have demonstrated a willingness to continue to pay higher prices in the face of […]

Oil steadies as rate hike talk offsets Chinese demand hopesOil steadied on Friday as investors weighed the impact of sharp interest rate rises on energy consumption, offsetting hopes of higher […]

Canadian retail sales up 0.7% to $61.8-billion in August; estimate suggests drop in SeptemberStatistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.7 per cent to $61.8-billion in August.However, the agency says its […]

OCT 21 – Before The BellEquitiesWall Street futures were down early Friday but key indexes still looked set for weekly gains with corporate earnings and rate concerns high on the […]