Economic Indicators

Budget 2023 to detail crackdown on “junk fees” for consumers

Liberals plan to work with regulatory agencies, including the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, a federal source says

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |March 23, 2023

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Saskatchewan budget projects $1B surplus, more money for health care

No new taxes, smaller surpluses predicted over next three years

By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press |March 22, 2023

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Fed raises key rate by quarter point despite bank turmoil

Inflation remains elevated, bank failures likely to “weigh on economic activity”

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |March 22, 2023

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BoC was still concerned about potentially sticky inflation as it held interest rate

Actual 2023 growth could be stronger than forecast

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |March 22, 2023

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