Manulife's Frances Donald warns that the current environment has made forecasting very difficult
Cheaper gas slowed overall price increases
Group to focus on investor-advisor relationships, complaints, suitability
Amid higher interest rates, rising debts, payment struggles surge
Slowing forecasts diverge as the growing pain of higher rates plays out
9.9% year-over-year increase is sixth consecutive monthly record high
Ratings agency says geopolitical conflict that drives oil prices higher would weigh on world GDP
Quarterly outcome was nevertheless slightly ahead of analysts' expectations for a modest decline in output
Still, the Federal Reserve chair didn't rule out another increase
Short-term expectations increase, long-term view unchanged