The fight against inflation is starting to take hold. One of the principal metrics we track to determine how consumers are reacting to measures such as …
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Inflation
Inflation data confusing Canadians and economists
Trying to make sense of the latest inflation data is not a simple task. StatsCan says inflation was up in April, defying the attempts to wrestle it to the …
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Economists predicting mild recession for Canada
The national economy appears to be coming to a crossroad. We got the updated GDP numbers on Friday. They showed the Canadian economy grew by one-tenth of a …
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Bankers watching inflation’s impact on Canadians’ retail spending
With central bankers using higher interest rates to combat the effects of rising inflation, economists are tracking metrics such as retail spending to see if …
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Supply chain metrics reveal positive inflation news
When Canada’s consumer price index or inflation rate came out, we saw a hopeful sign. The rate had fallen. But the CPI – the most watched metric of …
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Inflation slowing for consumers with some prices falling
We are starting to see the price of some consumer goods start to fall or at least remain static as higher interest rates work their way through the …
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