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Households’ struggle with credit cards grows: Fitch

Delinquencies, charge-offs rose in Q4 as financial stress intensified

Global growth

G20 trade weaker in 2023: OECD

Merchandise trade down for the year, services trade up

Germany slashes growth forecast for 2024

Government says Europe’s largest economy is in 'troubled waters'

Manufacturing

Investments in workplace machines help explain strong U.S. economy

Statistics show that when companies roll out more efficient technology, their workers can become more productive

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Energy transition stocks get lots of love from investors

TSX Venture 50 list shows surge of investor interest in 2023, creating a blockbuster year for the mining sector

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Surge in newcomers slows population aging: StatsCan

For the first time, millennials outnumber baby boomers, thanks to robust immigration

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Growth remained weak in Q4: OECD

While Canada turned positive, fourth quarter GDP slowed in G7

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Digital euro may be much ado about nothing: S&P

Uptake likely to be limited, cushioning impact on banks

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BoC needs to narrow inflation metrics: TD

Shelter costs skewing economic picture, impairing monetary policy

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Inflation rate tumbles in pleasant surprise

Drop of 2.9% in January was a sharper deceleration than expected by forecasters

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China cuts key interest rate

The move is the latest attempt at boosting the country's ailing property sector

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Corporate default picture brightens a bit: S&P

Financial strains continue amid high rates, but recession risk receding

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Personal and household goods boost December wholesale sales

However, sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector fell

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Recession has struck some of the world’s top economies, but U.S. defies expectations

Americans have continued to consume at a solid rate

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U.K. fell into recession at the end of 2023

Official figures were released as economy takes centre stage in runup to general election

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Transition bonds poised to shine: report

Progress toward climate standards may ease greenwashing concerns, ICMA says

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U.S. office sector pain widespread for banks: DBRS

Rising refinancing risk, weaker valuations portend further loan losses

Apartment building

Rental demand from international students to slow: RBC

Expected increase in demand for rental housing could fall by about 50% as a result of new policy

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January home sales jump 22% from year ago

It’s the largest gain since 2021, Canadian Real Estate Association reports

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U.K. inflation holds steady at 4%

Lower food prices help offset higher energy costs

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Shift to advice boosting brokers: Fitch

Transition to be aided by expanding fiduciary requirements

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Sustainable bonds to edge higher: S&P

Green bonds to lead the way, with transition and blue bonds getting traction

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U.S. inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only gradually

The consumer price index rose 0.3% from December to January and 3.1% from a year ago

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U.S. household debt rising: Moody’s

Robust consumer spending is fuelled by credit growth, report says

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Recession risks are fading, but political tensions pose threat

A growing share of business forecasters worry that the Fed is keeping rates unnecessarily high