interest rate – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png interest rate – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate falls to 7.29% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/average-long-term-u-s-mortgage-rate-falls-to-7-29/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475881 Fourth straight weekly drop for the rate, which a year ago averaged 6.58%

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]]> Federal Reserve minutes: Officials saw inflation slowing but will monitor data to ensure progress https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/federal-reserve-minutes-officials-saw-inflation-slowing-but-will-monitor-data-to-ensure-progress/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:27:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475783 Most economists say they think the central bank is done raising rates

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]]> Why the U.S. job market has defied rising rates and expectations of high unemployment https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/why-the-u-s-job-market-has-defied-rising-rates-and-expectations-of-high-unemployment/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:13:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=472148 The unemployment rate has scarcely budged since the Fed began a series of 11 rate hikes

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]]> U.K. economy shrinks in July amid bad weather and doctors’ strikes https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-k-economy-shrinks-in-july-amid-bad-weather-and-doctors-strikes/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:41:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=471454 Growth is expected to stay tepid

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]]> Prescribed rate to stay at 5% in Q4 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/prescribed-rate-to-stay-at-5-in-q4/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:17:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469181 The CRA's interest rate on overdue tax will remain the same for a third consecutive quarter

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]]> Europe’s inflation inches up ahead of interest rate decision https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/europes-inflation-inches-up-ahead-of-interest-rate-decision/ Tue, 02 May 2023 17:44:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=464770 Analysts say the ECB's meeting Thursday could end in a quarter- or half-percentage point rate hike

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]]> U.K. inflation remains over 10% as food prices rise https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-k-inflation-remains-over-10-as-food-prices-rise/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:52:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=464115 Food prices jumped 19.2% in the 12 months through February, according to the Office for National Statistics

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]]> Fed raises key rate by quarter point despite bank turmoil https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fed-raises-key-rate-by-quarter-point-despite-bank-turmoil/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:22:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462609 Inflation remains elevated, bank failures likely to “weigh on economic activity”

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]]> BoC was still concerned about potentially sticky inflation as it held interest rate https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/boc-still-concerned-about-potentially-sticky-inflation-says-economy-still-too-hot/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:51:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462604 Actual 2023 growth could be stronger than forecast

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]]> U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-eases-but-stays-high-putting-fed-in-tough-spot/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:19:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462204 The Fed may get some unintentional help in its inflation fight from the aftereffects of the SVB collapse

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