Recession – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:07:17 +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 Recession – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Firms, consumers more optimistic about economy amid expected rate cuts https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/firms-consumers-more-optimistic-about-economy-amid-expected-rate-cuts/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:07:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483006 And a Deloitte report finds Canada could dodge a recession

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]]> BoC needs to narrow inflation metrics: TD https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/boc-needs-to-narrow-inflation-metrics-td/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:16:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480741 Shelter costs skewing economic picture, impairing monetary policy

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]]> Corporate default picture brightens a bit: S&P https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/corporate-default-picture-brightens-a-bit-sp/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:10:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480692 Financial strains continue amid high rates, but recession risk receding

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]]> Recession has struck some of the world’s top economies, but U.S. defies expectations https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/recession-has-struck-some-of-the-worlds-top-economies-but-u-s-defies-expectations/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:41:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480638 Americans have continued to consume at a solid rate

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]]> U.K. fell into recession at the end of 2023 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-k-fell-into-recession-at-the-end-of-2023/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:27:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480633 Official figures were released as economy takes centre stage in runup to general election

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]]> U.S. household debt rising: Moody’s https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-household-debt-rising-moodys/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:28:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480390 Robust consumer spending is fuelled by credit growth, report says

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]]> Housing shortages, affordability issues entrenched: reports https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/housing-shortages-affordability-issues-entrenched-reports/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:16:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479951 Desjardins and CIBC examine both near- and long-term challenges

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]]> Global financial sector’s credit conditions still rosy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/global-financial-sectors-credit-conditions-still-rosy/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:14:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479959 Banks, insurers tend to benefit from higher rates even as financial stress builds, rating agencies say

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]]> Provincial economies to diverge in 2024: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/provincial-economies-to-diverge-in-2024-desjardins/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:54:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479128 Commodity producers to hold up better than interest-sensitive regions

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]]> Canada facing recession, but it’s not the end of the world: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canada-facing-recession-but-its-not-the-end-of-the-world-desjardins/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:41:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479062 Lagging effect of higher rates likely to bite this year, report says

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