economy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economy/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png economy | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economy/ 32 32 Starmer backs U.K. Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/starmer-backs-u-k-treasury-chief-over-claims-she-misled-the-public-about-the-economy/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:08:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526648 The U.K. leader defended the decision to raise taxes, raise the minimum wage

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]]> China’s factory activity contracts for 8th month in November https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/chinas-factory-activity-contracts-for-8th-month-in-november/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:10:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526640 Effect of U.S.-China trade truce not yet apparent while domestic demand remains shaky

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]]> U.K.’s unpopular Labour government tries to fight back with a tax-raising budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-s-unpopular-labour-government-tries-to-fight-back-with-a-tax-raising-budget/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:08:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526371 The government was elected in a landslide victory in July 2024 on a promise not to raise taxes on income for working people

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]]> U.S. Labor Department won’t release full Oct. jobs report, amid federal shutdown https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-labor-department-wont-release-full-oct-jobs-report-amid-federal-shutdown/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:13:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525861 The jobs numbers have lately been contentious

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]]> Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by U.S. tariffs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/japans-economy-contracts-as-exports-get-hit-by-u-s-tariffs/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:31:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525585 The U.S. imposes a 15% tariff surcharge on nearly all Japanese imports

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]]> Germany to subsidize industry’s energy prices in bid to revitalize economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/germany-to-subsidize-industrys-energy-prices-in-bid-to-revitalize-economy/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:23:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525479 It plans to introduce an electricity price of about US$0.06 per kilowatt hour starting Jan. 1

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]]> U.K. growth slows down to a crawl in Q3 ahead of crucial budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-growth-slows-down-to-a-crawl-in-q3-ahead-of-crucial-budget/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:08:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525340 Starmer has said that generating economic growth is his government's central mission

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]]> Vancouver home sales down 14% in October from last year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/vancouver-home-sales-down-14-in-october-from-last-year/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:03:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524485 Sales in the region were 14.5% below the 10-year seasonal average.

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]]> October auto sales healthy but down 1.8% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/october-auto-sales-healthy-but-down-1-8/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:56:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524478 DesRosiers estimates estimates 159,000 vehicles were sold in October

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]]> China’s factory activity contracts for 7th month https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/chinas-factory-activity-contracts-for-7th-month/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:40:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524195 U.S. tariff pressures adding up, despite Trump cutting some levies this month

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