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Economists forecast inflation to rise above 3% in February in Canada
Economists expect inflation to have picked up in February in Canada amid rising gas prices. Statistics Canada is expected to release its Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for February on…
Canada | Economists forecast inflation to rise above 3% in February
(Ottawa) Economists expect inflation to have resumed in February in Canada amid rising gasoline prices. Posted at 6:45 a.m. Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Statistics Canada is expected to…
Twenty-eight economists for social justice and an overhaul of budgetary laws
On this day after World Social Justice Day, we believe that the Minister of Finance, Eric Girard, must take a moment to listen to the economists he meets less often,…
Canada | Drop in inflation to 3.2% predicted by several economists
(Ottawa) Statistics Canada will release its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for January on Tuesday and forecasters expect a decline in the inflation rate in Canada. Posted at 6:39 a.m.…
Inflation | Economists forecast growth in December
(Ottawa) Economists expect the inflation rate to have increased last month. However, they do not believe the situation is alarming, as the pressure should ease. Posted at 1:34 p.m. Nojoud…
American economy | How could economists have been wrong for three years?
Economists have spent 2021 expecting inflation to prove “transitory.” They spent much of 2022 underestimating its persistence. And they spent the start of 2023 predicting that the Federal Reserve’s rate…
Yellow lights in economists’ dashboards
A few days before the Bank of Canada’s next decision on interest rates, expected Wednesday, the yellow lights are multiplying and intensifying in economists’ dashboards. Summary of the most recent…
Inflation probably rose in August, economists anticipate
(Ottawa) Statistics Canada’s August report on the consumer price index, due to be released Tuesday, is expected to show that the annual inflation rate increased for a second consecutive month.…
Bank of Canada | Policy rate will need to be raised, say economists
(Ottawa) The momentum taken by the Canadian economy is prompting economists to wonder whether the Bank of Canada will raise its key rate again, even though it should not do…
United States | Fed economists still expect mild recession
(Washington) The economists of the American central bank (Fed) estimated, in the minutes of the last meeting of the institution published on Wednesday, that the American economy was still heading…
According to Fed economists | Banking difficulties could lead to a mild recession in the United States
(Washington) The economists of the American central bank (Fed) estimated, in the minutes of the last monetary meeting of the institution published on Wednesday, that the recent banking difficulties “could…
Federal Budget 2023 | No return to balanced budgets on the horizon, economists lament
(OTTAWA) The federal Liberals’ new budget announced new spending primarily for the green economy and health care, but despite this relatively tight guidance, Ottawa is expected to continue running deficits…
Economy will slow ‘significantly’, economists at Trudeau cabinet say
The Canadian economy will experience a major slowdown, economists invited to talks with federal ministers during the winter retreat of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet ahead of the return to parliament next…
Major Canadian Banks | Economists still expect a weak recession
(Toronto) Canadian households and the economy as a whole have proved surprisingly resilient in the face of rising interest rates, economists at the country’s major banks observed Friday, which could…
Strong job market hurts ‘odd jobs’, economists say
Economists say the economic slowdown expected in 2023 may not translate into an increase in “odd jobs”, unlike previous recessions, which saw levels of contract work and self-employment soar. According…
[Opinion] On the lightness of the toolbox of certain economists
As soon as we talk about inflation, the unique and the only thought of these economists (and of certain bankers and stockbrokers) is to look at the side of the…
Why inflation worries markets and economists
When inflation started accelerating in 2021, price pressures were pandemic-related: companies couldn’t produce cars, sofas and video games fast enough to meet consumer demand confined to their homes, due to…
COVID: subsidies have been too generous, say economists
Economists have mixed judgments on the financial assistance given to businesses during the pandemic. If they are of the opinion that the programs reserved for individuals have enabled the most…
Financial assistance for businesses during the pandemic | Subsidies have been too generous, say economists
(Ottawa) Economists have mixed judgments on the financial assistance given to businesses during the pandemic. Posted at 11:51 a.m. Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press If they are of the…
Inflation soared again in June, economists predict
Economists predict that inflation continued to climb in June. The consumer price index reached a 40-year high in Canada in May, reaching 7.7%. Economists predict it could rise to at…