Around 86% of listed companies around the world either increased dividends or maintained them at current levels in 2023, Janus Henderson said. Banks delivered record payouts as high interest rates […]
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U.S. inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, […]
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U.S. lumber industry takes aim at Canada’s forestry research centre, alleging unfair subsidies
A Canadian forestry research centre that has led efforts to expand the use of mass timber in British Columbia and Quebec is being accused by the U.S. lumber industry of […]
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Calendar: Mar 11 – Mar 15
Monday March 11 China CPI, PPI, aggregate yuan financing and new yuan loans Japan GDP and machine tool orders U.S. president Joe Biden releases fiscal 2025 budget proposals. Earnings include: […]
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U.S. job growth accelerated in February; unemployment rate rises to 3.9%
U.S. job growth accelerated in February, but a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in wage gains kept on the table an anticipated interest rate cut in June from […]
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Canada’s economy added more jobs than expected in February; unemployment rate ticks up to 5.8%
Canada’s economy added a net 40,700 jobs in February, double the expected gain, data showed on Friday, and wage growth slowed for a second consecutive month as the central bank […]
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Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady, offers few hints about timing of cuts
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady for the fifth consecutive time, in a tight-lipped decision that offered few hints about the timing of future rate cuts. The widely […]
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Oil prices fall as market shrugs off China growth pledge, OPEC+ production cuts
PUBLISHED TUE, MAR 5 20248:22 AM EST Crude oil futures fell for a second consecutive day Tuesday as China’s pledge to boost economic growth and OPEC+ production cuts failed to […]