Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August slowed 22 per cent compared with July.The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate […]
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Canada’s inflation cools to 2% in August, the smallest gain since early 2021
Canada’s annual inflation rate(opens in a new tab) reached the central bank’s target in August at it cooled to 2 per cent, its lowest level since February 2021, data showed on Tuesday.The […]
Economic Calendar: Sept 16 – Sept 20
Monday September 16China and Japan markets closedChina industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investmentEuro zone trade surplus and labour costs(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s manufacturing sales and new orders for […]
Oil Futures Pare Early Gains, Settle Lower
Published: 9/13/2024 3:18 PM ET | Oil futures gave up early gains and drifted lower on Friday on reports crude oil production resumed in several facilities along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Concerns about […]
TSX Posts Fresh Record Closing High
Published: 9/13/2024 5:38 PM ET | The Canadian market climbed to a new all-time high on Friday, with stocks from healthcare, real estate and materials sectors contributing to the rise.Expectations of an interest […]
West Fraser Declares Dividend
Sep 10, 2024, 17:01 ETVANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 10, 2024 /CNW/ – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (“West Fraser” or the “Company”) (TSX and NYSE: WFG) has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.32 per share on the […]
Oil Rebounds After Inventory Drop
Published: 9/11/2024 5:48 AM ET | Oil prices jumper over 2 percent on Wednesday, after having dropped to near three years lows in the New York session on concerns over a weak demand […]
Consumer prices rose 0.2% in August with core inflation higher than expected
Prices increased as expected in August while the annual inflation rate declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that sets the stage […]
Economic Calendar: Sep 9 – Sep 13
Monday September 9China CPI, PPI, aggregate yuan financing, new yuan losses and trade surplusJapan real GDP and bank lendingGermany retail sales(10 a.m. ET) U.S. wholesale inventories for July.(3 p.m. ET) […]