Economic Indicators

Statistics Canada reports retail sales down 1.4% in March, but core sales up 0.3%

Sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors dropped 3.9%

By The Canadian Press |May 19, 2023

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Jobless benefits sit at record low: StatsCan

Labour market remains tight, with unemployment and EI numbers at all-time lows

By Staff |May 18, 2023

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Hike? Pause? Fed officials are split about next move

Stubbornness of high inflation divides Federal Reserve on managing interest rates

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |May 18, 2023

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BoC highlights risk of bank sector stresses, high household debt

Transition to higher interest rates creates risk, the central bank governor said

By Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press |May 18, 2023

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