Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:39:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ 32 32 Payroll data weakens: Statistics Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/payroll-data-weakens-statistics-canada/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:39:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532638 In December, employment declined, vacancies rose and wage growth slowed

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]]> IMF sees ‘buoyant’ U.S. economy accelerating this year but warns of risks from tariffs, rising debt https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/imf-sees-buoyant-u-s-economy-accelerating-this-year-but-warns-of-risks-from-tariffs-rising-debt/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:03:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532660 It's forecasting U.S. GDP growth, along with a decline in inflation, unemployment rate

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]]> Fed’s Waller says rate cut in March is a ‘coin flip’ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/feds-waller-says-rate-cut-in-march-is-a-coin-flip/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:10:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532331 U.S. central bank governor pegs decision on strength of labour market

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]]> U.S. economic growth slows to 1.4% in the fourth quarter https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-economic-growth-slows-to-1-4-in-the-fourth-quarter/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:35:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532216 Consumer spending rose 2.4%, down from 3.5% in Q3

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]]> U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell to 227,000 last week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-fell-to-227000-last-week/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:30:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531607 Mounting layoff announcements, sluggish labour market reports have left Americans increasingly pessimistic about the economy

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]]> S&P/TSX composite ends flat on Wednesday, U.S. stock markets lower https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sp-tsx-composite-ends-flat-on-wednesday-u-s-stock-markets-lower/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:53:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531586 Shopify Inc. was the largest drag on Canada's benchmark index

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]]> Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/unemployment-rate-drops-to-6-5-in-january-despite-25000-job-losses/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:20:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531239 Labour survey shows first net loss of jobs since August

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]]> Canadian, U.S. markets slide amid risk-off day as precious metal prices decline https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadian-u-s-markets-slide-amid-risk-off-day-as-precious-metal-prices-decline/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:57:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531225 Sharp drops for big tech companies yanked the U.S. market lower

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]]> U.S. job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-fall-to-6-5-million-fewest-since-2020/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:54:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531138 Employers have added just 28,000 jobs a month since March

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]]> U.S. applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-a-proxy-for-layoffs-tick-down-to-209000-last-week/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:55:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530572 Several high-profile companies have announced job cuts in the past year

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