Economic indicators | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-indicators/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:04:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Economic indicators | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-indicators/ 32 32 The loonie-oil price disconnect https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/the-loonie-oil-price-disconnect/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:04:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536616 Dollar responds to demand shocks, but supply shocks ignored: Scotia

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]]> Risks to global credit are up: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/risks-to-global-credit-are-up-fitch/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:49:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536619 Even if Middle East conflict abates, global risk outlook has fundamentally shifted

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]]> China’s economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/chinas-economy-grows-at-5-in-first-quarter-shrugging-off-initial-impact-of-iran-war/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:30:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536457 Its economy grew 1.3% compared to Q4 2025, the fastest pace in a year

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]]> CREA lowers home sales forecast for 2026 amid ‘shaky’ economic start to year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/crea-lowers-home-sales-forecast-for-2026-amid-shaky-economic-start-to-year/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:19:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536453 The association expects a total of 474,972 residential properties to be sold this year

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]]> Oil shock weighs on Canadian households: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/oil-shock-weighs-on-canadian-households-desjardins/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:30:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536319 High earners feeling the effects, but have more capacity to absorb rising costs

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]]> Inflation, bond yields feeling effects of conflict: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/inflation-bond-yields-feeling-effects-of-conflict-fitch/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536295 Recent economic data reveals the impact of energy price shock

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]]> Manufacturing sales up in February https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/manufacturing-sales-up-in-february/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:34:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536331 The increase came as sales rose in 12 of the 21 subsectors Statistics Canada tracks

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]]> FSB warns on ‘triple whammy’ of risks https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fsb-warns-on-triple-whammy-of-risks/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:55:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536203 Middle East conflict exacerbating existing strains on financial markets

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]]> Headline repayment data mask deep credit challenges for some slices of population https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/headline-repayment-data-mask-deep-credit-challenges-for-some-slices-of-population/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:26:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536159 While many Canadians are doing OK, those who are struggling are falling farther behind

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]]> War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of U.S. consumers plunging https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/soaring-gas-prices-in-u-s-stoke-inflation-in-march/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:36:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535988 Consumer prices rose 3.3%, up from 2.4% in February

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