Inflation shifts from goods to services, BMO report explains
December rate of 9.2% down from 10.6% in October but energy prices up 25.7%
Lower energy exports, higher dollar drive swing in trade balance
Three in four CFIB poll respondents said fuel, energy costs create hardship
Respondents also said economic uncertainty makes planning difficult
TD expects inflation will fall next year but no consensus on whether BoC will hike rates further
U.S. personal consumption expenditures up 0.1% in November from October
Mortgage interest costs up 14.5%
Figures for November indicated weaker spending on goods despite Black Friday sales
Japan had been a holdout among major industrialized nations in allowing yields to rise