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Surprising strength has Fitch boosting global forecast article image Global growth

Surprising strength has Fitch boosting global forecast

Retail sales rose 1.1% in April, Statistics Canada says article image Retail sales

Retail sales rose 1.1% in April, Statistics Canada says

U.K. borrowers brace for more expensive loans as inflation fails to fall as anticipated article image U.K. inflation

U.K. borrowers brace for more expensive loans as inflation fails to fall as anticipated

Fed’s Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation article image Federal Reserve

Fed’s Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation

Boosting banks’ buffer a prudent move: DBRS article image Banks on money pile

Boosting banks’ buffer a prudent move: DBRS

Lenders, investors face rising commercial real estate risks article image commercial real estate

Lenders, investors face rising commercial real estate risks

Businesses’ changing credit usage a worrying trend: Equifax article image Two entrepreneurs working on their bills in the retail store

Businesses’ changing credit usage a worrying trend: Equifax

Labour market sees signs of easing: StatsCan article image Now hiring sign

Labour market sees signs of easing: StatsCan

Changing amortization, cap on insured mortgages not the answer to affordability: CMHC

Canada tops California in people but not profits article image map of Canada

Canada tops California in people but not profits

Household debt growth steady in April: StatsCan

High government spending means more inflation? It’s complicated, economists say article image House of Commons in Ottawa

High government spending means more inflation? It’s complicated, economists say

“Retail has nine lives” in Canada as 2023 consumer spending strong — for now

U.S. consumers’ pandemic spending boost drying up

Foreign investors back in Canadian bond markets article image Various bonds rating from single C to AAA

Foreign investors back in Canadian bond markets

Canadians’ financial stress on the rise: surveys article image woman stressed over uneasy stock market

Canadians’ financial stress on the rise: surveys

Bank of Canada likely to hike again in July: TD article image Bank of Canada facade

Bank of Canada likely to hike again in July: TD

Racially diverse boards enjoy higher credit quality: Moody’s article image Crowded boardroom

Racially diverse boards enjoy higher credit quality: Moody’s

Inflation, interest rates weigh on Canadians’ retirement plans: survey

Home sales in May post first year-over-year increase since June 2021 article image House for sale

Home sales in May post first year-over-year increase since June 2021

High-yield defaults expected to surge: Fitch

Household debt level rises as interest rates bite into cash flow

Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months article image Interest rate uncertain

Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months

Pension assets drop on market weakness, StatsCan reports article image Big pile of 100 Canadian dollar notes. a lot of money over white background. 3d rendering of bundles of cash

Pension assets drop on market weakness, StatsCan reports

G20 growth jumps in Q1: OECD article image World economy graph

G20 growth jumps in Q1: OECD