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The annual rate of construction starts up 10%
(Ottawa) The annual pace of housing starts rose 10% in May compared to April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).…
Black gold hesitates, between slowing Chinese factories and hopes of rate cuts
(London) Oil prices hesitated on Monday, caught in the heat of slowed industrial production in China, a bad signal for demand for black gold, counterbalanced by the strengthening of expectations…
Canada | The unemployment rate continues to rise
The Canadian economy continues to create jobs, but at an anemic pace. As a result, the unemployment rate increased from 6.1% to 6.2% from April to May. Updated yesterday at…
Canada | Unemployment rate rises slightly to 6.2%
The Canadian economy continues to create jobs, but at an anemic pace. As a result, the unemployment rate increased from 6.1% to 6.2% from April to May. Posted at 8:38…
United States | Unemployment rate in May at highest since January 2022
(Washington) The unemployment rate climbed in May in the United States, to 4%, a symbolic bar that it has exceeded for the first time since January 2022, but, paradoxically, job…
Canada’s unemployment rate rose slightly in May
The unemployment rate in the country increased by 0.1 percentage point to stand at 6.2% in May, according to Statistics Canada, while it remained at 5.1% in Quebec. According to…
the city of Tokyo funds a dating app to boost the birth rate
Against the decline in births, which is reaching critical levels, the city of Tokyo is launching its own dating application. She wants to encourage marriages and demographic rebound. Published on…
Cut in the key rate | Several banks announce that they are lowering their prime interest rates
(Montreal) In the wake of the Bank of Canada’s reduction in its key rate, several banks declared Wednesday afternoon that they were lowering their prime interest rates by 0.25 percentage…
Reduction in the key rate announced by the Bank of Canada: what effect on the real estate market?
The first cut in the Bank of Canada’s key rate in four years could have a direct effect on the real estate market and the economy in general. Homeowners who…
The key rate drops to 4.75%
The Bank of Canada begins reducing its key rate by reducing it from 5% to 4.75% Published at 9:48 a.m. “The Governing Council agreed that monetary policy no longer needed…
The Bank of Canada announces its key rate for June
The Bank of Canada could, this morning, make its first interest rate cut in more than four years. Otherwise, it will go to next month, forecasters predict. The time for…
Human-caused global warming has reached an “unprecedented rate”
(Paris) Global warming caused by human activities has reached an “unprecedented rate” and the window to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5°C is already almost closed, dozens of renowned…
The rate of global warming is faster than ever
According to a study by around sixty researchers, based on IPCC data, “warming caused by humans has increased at an unprecedented rate in instrumental measurements, reaching 0.26°C in 2014-2023”. Published…
Key rate | The moment of truth has arrived for the Bank of Canada
For the financial markets, the cause is understood, the probability of a first cut in the Bank of Canada’s key rate this Wednesday is more than 80%. Furthermore, more and…
The Bank of Canada will announce its long-awaited rate decision on Wednesday
(Ottawa) The Bank of Canada will announce its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday, and speculation is rife that the central bank may cut the key rate for the first…
The time for a rate cut has come
The Bank of Canada acknowledges that rising housing costs “remain the largest contributor to overall inflation.” Has the time not come to begin the movement to lower the key rate?…
Global unemployment rate expected to rise to 4.9%, International Labor Organization estimates
The unemployment rate in the world should decrease slightly this year and stand at 4.9%, estimated Wednesday the International Labor Organization (ILO), which previously expected an increase in this rate…
INSEE expects a sharp increase in the activity rate of seniors in the next ten years
The highlight of INSEE’s announcements on Friday May 17 is the employment rate of seniors (50-64 years old). It increased over one year by 1.2 points to reach 68%, its…
Finally ready for a rate cut?
Inflation slows to 2.7%, leading economists to believe even more that the Bank of Canada could act as soon as June Posted at 1:33 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. Inflation…
borrow from another region to get a better rate
Published on 05/21/2024 8:57 p.m. Video length: 3 min Real estate: borrow in another region to get a better rate Real estate: borrow in another region to get a better…