Economic Indicators

Interest rates likely on hold until April: CIBC

The Bank of Canada will wait until at least April to change interest rates, allowing it some time to watch NAFTA negotiations and digest Q4 GDP data before making another move, a report from CIBC Capital Markets says. The BoC maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1% on Oct. 25, saying it expects […]

By Staff |November 16, 2017

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Higher food costs push up U.S. wholesale prices

Prices at the wholesale level climbed 0.4% in October and 2.8% over the past year.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |November 14, 2017

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Longer low for bond yields

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By Staff |November 14, 2017

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Are oil prices on the rise?

Last week, the WTI benchmark rose $2 to more than US$57 per barrel — its highest level since mid-2015. Read: Markets hitting highs? Don’t panic While OPEC and other contributing non-OPEC members plan to extend oil production cuts through 2018, last week’s price increase was attributable to a crackdown on corruption in Saudi Arabia, as […]

By Staff |November 13, 2017

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