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Russia wants to increase birth rate in country to avoid demographic catastrophe
The Kremlin noted on Friday that the demographic situation was “catastrophic for the future of the nation”, while the various policies implemented in Russia over the past quarter of a…
Prime rate cut to 4.5% | Banks cut prime rates
Canadian financial institutions are lowering their prime rates following the Bank of Canada’s cut to its key interest rate. Published at 6:49 p.m. The central bank cut its key interest…
What is the survival rate of government tree plantations?
This text is taken from Courrier de la planète. To subscribe, click here. Regarding government tree planting, has anyone studied their survival rate? The Canadian government is just beginning to…
Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 4.5%
As expected, the Bank of Canada is cutting its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, lowering it from 4.75% to 4.5%. Published at 6:13 a.m. Updated…
Will the Bank of Canada lower its key rate, currently at 4.75%?
The Bank of Canada is scheduled to announce its interest rate decision this morning, with most economists expecting a cut in the key rate. Observers say slowing inflation and a…
Interest rate cut possible this week, economists say
Economists and market watchers are predicting the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates again this week as evidence mounts of a sustained slowdown in inflation. Published at 2:36 p.m.…
Interest rate cut possible this week, economists say
Economists and market watchers are predicting the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates again this week as evidence mounts of a sustained slowdown in inflation. Expectations that the bank…
Growing pessimism despite rate cuts in Canada
The Bank of Canada’s recent interest rate cut has not changed Canadians’ negative perceptions about their personal finances, a new poll shows. MNP’s consumer debt index, conducted quarterly by Ipsos,…
Canadians pessimistic despite rate cuts
(Calgary) The Bank of Canada’s recent interest rate cut has not changed Canadians’ negative perceptions about their personal finances, a new poll shows. Published at 2:36 p.m. MNP’s consumer debt…
The Savvy Investor | US Rate Cuts: As If It Were a Done Thing!
Every Sunday, we shine the spotlight on elements of financial and stock market news that may be useful to investors, but which might have slipped under the radar. Published at…
Rate cut: what about credit cards?
This text is taken from the Courrier de l’économie. To subscribe, click here. Why aren’t credit card interest rates going down with the recent cut in the prime rate? Canadian…
Poverty rate at 14.4% in France in 2022, a level almost stable but still high, according to INSEE
Household living standards have increased very slightly in a context of high inflation. At the same time, the 6.8 million most modest French people have seen housing benefits decrease and…
Poverty rate at 14.4% in France in 2022, a level almost stable but still high, according to INSEE
Household living standards have increased very slightly in a context of high inflation. At the same time, the 6.8 million most modest French people have seen housing benefits decrease and…
Rate cuts have not triggered a rush to buy houses
(Toronto) Even as expectations of lower interest rates are drawing more buyers back into the housing market, a new report says the Bank of Canada’s quarter-percentage-point cut to its key…
Good news, the world population growth rate is declining!
Today is World Population Day, and it is also the day the biennial report is released. World Population Prospects from the UN, the reference report on demographic projections. The verdict:…
Unemployment rate on the rise in Canada
(Ottawa) According to Statistics Canada, the Canadian economy lost 1,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate reached its highest level in more than two years. Published at 8:43 a.m.…
Unemployment rate increases in Canada and Quebec
Canada’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.4% in June, Statistics Canada said Friday. The rate has increased 1.3 percentage points since April 2023. In Quebec, the unemployment rate…
Oil | Prices benefit from possible rate cuts and hurricane season
(London) Oil prices were supported on Tuesday by the prospect of US rate cuts, the continuation of the conflict in the Middle East and the risk of supply disruptions linked…
Bank of Canada could cut its key rate further, experts say
(Ottawa) Economists predict a further slowdown in inflation in May, which would be a step in the right direction for the Bank of Canada, which reduced its key rate for…
The Bank of Canada considered waiting until July to cut its key rate
(Ottawa) The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada considered waiting until July to lower interest rates, but ultimately decided to reduce them earlier, reveals the summary of the…