Monday July 15China’s Third Plenum policy meeting runs through ThursdayChina real GDP for the second quarter, plus June industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investmentEuro area industrial production830 am […]
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U.S. bank earnings and interest rates: What world markets will be watching next week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony and U.S. inflation data top the agenda in the week to come, with U.S. banks reporting earnings and rate decisions due in New Zealand […]
Calendar: July 8 – July 12
Monday July 83 pm ET: U.S. consumer creditTuesday July 96 am ET: U.S. NFIB small business economic trends survey10 am ET: U.S. Fed Chair Powell testifies to the Senate Banking […]
TSX Ends 0.8% Down As Energy, Financials Shares Decline
Published: 7/5/2024 5:42 PM ET | The Canadian market snapped a three-day winning streak and ended weak on Friday, weighed down by losses in energy sector after oil prices drifted lower. Investors digested […]
Oil Prices Headed For Fourth Weekly Gain
Oil prices were subdued on Friday but headed for a fourth straight weekly gain due to West Asia tensions, weather concerns and hopes of rising demand during the Northern Hemisphere’s […]
U.S. unemployment rate rises to 4.1% as job growth moderates in June
U.S. job growth slowed to a still-healthy pace in June, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.1 per cent, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve will be able to […]
Canadian jobs market stalls in June as unemployment rate rises to 6.4%
The Canadian economy lost 1,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in more than two years, Statistics Canada said Friday.In its monthly labour force […]
U.S. weekly unemployment claims drift lower; economic growth moderated sharply in first quarter
First-time applications for U.S. unemployment benefits drifted lower last week, which could allay fears of a material shift in the labour market.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 6,000 to […]
Oil prices rise on inventory drawdown outlook, Middle East risks
Oil prices inched up on Wednesday nearing their highest level in almost two months, driven by forecasts for an eventual inventory drawdown during the third quarter peak summer demand season […]