Economic Indicators

Fed raises key rate, signals 4 rate hikes this year

Forecast increases from 3 rate hikes previously. Find out why

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |June 13, 2018

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What’s in store for Canada’s condo market

Understanding where housing is headed requires a look at the condo market

June 12, 2018

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CPPIB approached to be involved in Trans Mountain: CEO

The federal government’s financial adviser has raised the possibility of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board becoming involved in the Trans Mountain pipeline project, but there’s been no political pressure applied, CPPIB chief executive Mark Machin told a parliamentary committee Monday. The Toronto-based fund manager and its peers will likely take a look at the […]

By David Paddon, The Canadian Press |June 12, 2018

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U.S. consumer prices up 0.2% in May, 2.8% annually

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2% in May, with surging gasoline costs driving much of the increase. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index climbed 2.8% last month from a year earlier, putting inflation on its fastest annual pace since February 2012. But core prices—which exclude the volatile food and energy categories—have risen […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |June 12, 2018

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