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Rent growth slowed in 2025 as national vacancy rate continued to rise: CMHC article image Apartment building

Rent growth slowed in 2025 as national vacancy rate continued to rise: CMHC

Roomies represent underestimated housing demand article image Apartment rent

Roomies represent underestimated housing demand

Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January article image View of Canadian city through a structure shaped like a maple leaf

Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January

U.S. jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 article image Man searches for job on the internet

U.S. jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000

Stock markets rise after key interest rate decisions from the BoC, U.S. Fed article image Arrow cube

Stock markets rise after key interest rate decisions from the BoC, U.S. Fed

Canadians continue to shun U.S. travel: Statistics Canada article image Canada-U.S.-border

Canadians continue to shun U.S. travel: Statistics Canada

IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion article image China flag

IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion

Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions article image Interest rate graphic

Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions

Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged at 2.25% article image Bank of Canada note

Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%

S&P/TSX composite sees modest gains helped by higher gold prices article image Gold bar

S&P/TSX composite sees modest gains helped by higher gold prices

Equities to stay positive in 2026, but risks lurking article image Canadian flag and chart

Equities to stay positive in 2026, but risks lurking

Canadians cutting back on holiday spending: surveys article image Processed with VSCO with c9 preset alternate text for this image

Canadians cutting back on holiday spending: surveys

Crypto hype a growing risk for banks: Fitch article image Digital currency

Crypto hype a growing risk for banks: Fitch

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million article image Stick figures

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million

Home prices expected to tick higher in 2026: Royal LePage article image Housing chart

Home prices expected to tick higher in 2026: Royal LePage

Fed set to cut rate this week, but may signal a pause to come article image Economic indicators

Fed set to cut rate this week, but may signal a pause to come

‘Fragile’ stock markets fall ahead of key interest rate decisions article image tightrope

‘Fragile’ stock markets fall ahead of key interest rate decisions

Bank of Canada’s inflation concerns overdone: CIBC article image Inflation scale

Bank of Canada’s inflation concerns overdone: CIBC

Big banks well positioned for looming headwinds: Fitch article image Banks on money pile

Big banks well positioned for looming headwinds: Fitch

Global housing prices to rise in 2026: Fitch article image home financing

Global housing prices to rise in 2026: Fitch

Canada’s crypto tax crackdown reaps millions — but no criminal charges yet article image Digital assets

Canada’s crypto tax crackdown reaps millions — but no criminal charges yet

China’s trade surplus tops US$1 trillion article image China

China’s trade surplus tops US$1 trillion

Japan revises economic data to show bigger contraction in July-September period article image International trade

Japan revises economic data to show bigger contraction in July-September period

Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate on Wednesday article image Bank of Canada headquarters

Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate on Wednesday

S&P/TSX composite closes the week lower, while U.S. stock markets rise article image Blank stare

S&P/TSX composite closes the week lower, while U.S. stock markets rise