Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Business groups ask government for labour changes after end of B.C. port dispute Business groups continued to call on the federal government to take action in the wake of the recently resolved British Columbia port workers dispute on Saturday, arguing Ottawa must ensure such a disruption never happens again.… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Economy hit ‘sharp reversal’ in June. What this means for the Bank of Canada Canada’s economy kept growing in May, but early signs of a long-awaited slowdown started to appear in June, according to Statistics Canada. The Bank of Canada has said that future rate decisions, including its next one on… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Inflation has fallen, but the Bank of Canada hasn’t backed off rate hikes. Here’s why Canada’s inflation rate has returned to the country’s target range after a tumultuous couple of years of soaring prices. But despite the good news, the Bank of Canada is still in inflation-fighting mode and… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Canada’s hot housing market ‘settling down’ amid rate hikes, new listings A return to Bank of Canada interest rate hikes and growth in new listings started to cool off the housing market in June, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Here’s what could send the Canadian dollar higher… Read more
Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. Struggling mortgage holders could see lenders waive fees under new guidelines Ottawa has published a new set of guidelines to standardize how Canada’s federally regulated lenders offer mortgage relief to consumers struggling under the weight of higher interest rates. Canada unexpectedly posts largest trade deficit since 2020 Canada’s merchandise… Read more