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The Bank of Canada should maintain its key rate
The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate this week as inflation continues to ease, despite other data suggesting the economy is still buoyant. The central…
Announcement Wednesday | The Bank of Canada should maintain its key rate
(Ottawa) The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its key interest rate this week as inflation continues to ease, despite other data suggesting the economy is still buoyant. Posted…
Unemployment rate drops to 3.5% in the United States
(Washington) The US economy added 236,000 jobs in March, reflecting a resilient labor market and suggesting that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may see the need to continue raising interest rates…
Canada | The office vacancy rate has reached a peak
(Toronto) Canada’s office vacancy rate hit a record high in the first quarter of the year, according to real estate services firm CBRE. Posted at 12:53 p.m. The country’s overall…
Marc Tanguay calls for an end to electricity rate hikes
While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Quebec are seeing their electricity bills increase by 6.5%, the interim Liberal leader, Marc Tanguay, is asking the government of François Legault to…
Marc Tanguay calls for a halt to electricity rate increases
While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Quebec are seeing their electricity bills increase by 6.5%, interim Liberal leader Marc Tanguay is asking the government of François Legault to simply…
Demystifying the economy | What influences the 5-year fixed mortgage rate?
Every Saturday, one of our journalists answers, in the company of experts, one of your questions on the economy, finances, markets, etc. Posted at 8:00 a.m. Hello, I would like…
Hydro-Québec rate hike starting Saturday
Hydro-Québec reminds its subscribers that the annual indexation of its electricity rates will come into effect this Saturday. The state corporation has calculated that for residential customers, the monthly impact…
Mortgage | Beyond the interest rate
With the recent rise in interest rates, it is normal for future buyers to consider this element before taking out a mortgage loan. However, a variety of factors must be…
Maternal mortality rate up sharply in 2021
(Washington) The maternal mortality rate in the United States jumped in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released Thursday, which shows that black women are…
Patients will be able to rate their experience
(Quebec) Quebecers will soon be able to evaluate their experience in the health network as they do in restaurants. Minister Christian Dubé is launching a new tool to survey the…
Unemployment rate remains stable in Canada
Employment remained stable last month in Canada, as did the unemployment rate which remained unchanged at 5%, very close to the record low of 4.9% recorded in June and July…
The unemployment rate was 4.1%
Employment in Quebec was little changed in February, with the unemployment rate standing at 4.1%, close to the record low of 3.9% recorded in January 2023 and November 2022. •…
[Chronique] The key interest rate on an extended pause
The Bank of Canada ends a series of eight consecutive rate increases by maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4.5%. The evolution of the economy, world and Canadian,…
Oil overtaken by fears over US rate hikes
(New York) Oil prices, without a clear direction at the start of the session, finally ended lower, as fears over the consequences of a stronger than expected rise in US…
The Bank of Canada maintains its key interest rate at 4.50%
The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that it is maintaining its key interest rate at its current level, indicating that it will continue to analyze the evolution of the economy…
The Bank of Canada maintains the key rate at 4.5%
The Bank of Canada maintains its key rate at 4.5%, in line with its intention to take a break to assess the impact of the rapid rise in interest rates…
The Bank of Canada should maintain its key interest rate
(OTTAWA) As higher interest rates begin to bear fruit for the Bank of Canada, economists generally expect the central bank to hold its key interest rate on hold in the…
Fed official would back rate hike above 5.4%
(Washington) An official of the American central bank (Fed) indicated Thursday that he would support an increase in the key rate to beyond 5.4% in the coming months, if inflation…
Fed official ‘open’ to 0.5% rate hike in March
(Washington) An official of the Fed, the American Central Bank, said on Wednesday that it was open, for the next meeting, to a rise in the key rate greater than…