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Canada’s inflation rate holds at 3.1% in November
Canada’s annual inflation rate held at 3.1 per cent in November, higher than analyst expectations of 2.9 per cent, Statistics Canada said Tuesday in a report.The result was largely driven […] This post is only…
BP pauses oil tanker traffic through Red Sea amid Houthi rebel attacks
BP will pause all of its shipments through the Red Sea effective immediately due to a series of attacks on trade vessels by Houthi rebels in Yemen, the company announced […] This post is only…
Economic Calendar: Dec 18 – Dec 22
Monday December 18Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting (through Tuesday)(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian construction investment for October.(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s new housing price index for November. Estimate is a decline […] This post is only…
TSX Ends Sharply Lower
Published: 12/15/2023 5:18 PM ET | The Canadian market ended sharply lower on Friday as stocks fell on sustained selling pressure, after Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the bank is unlikely […] This post is only…
Bank of Canada’s Macklem expects inflation to be ‘close to’ 2 per cent target by late 2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said that inflation could be “getting close to” the bank’s target by the end of next year, and laid out conditions under which the […] This post is only…
Retail sales rose 0.3% in November vs. expectations for a decline
Retail sales rose 0.3% in November, stronger than the 0.2% decline in October and better than the Dow Jones estimate for a decrease of 0.1%. Sales held up despite a […] This post is only…
Cenovus Energy forecasts higher production from its U.S. refineries in 2024
Cenovus Energy CVE-T +1.83%increase said on Thursday it expects higher production from its U.S. refineries in 2024 as the Canadian company’s two refineries restarted operating at full capacity.The company had been grappling with […] This post is only…
Canadian manufacturing sales down 2.8% to $71.0-billion in October
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 2.8 per cent to $71.0-billion, led by a drop in petroleum and coal product sales as well as lower sales in the machinery and […] This post is only…
World oil demand next year to rise faster than expected, IEA says
World oil demand will rise faster than expected next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, a sign that the outlook for near-term oil use remains robust despite […] This post is only…