Economic Indicators

Skid in U.S. home sales snaps with easing mortgage rates

Economic Indicators

Skid in U.S. home sales snaps with easing mortgage rates

Existing home sales rose 0.8% in November to seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.82 million

By Alex Veiga, The Associated Press |December 20, 2023

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Decorative pattern

Economic Indicators

Speculation ramps up for U.K. rate cut as inflation falls

Drop to two-year low of 3.9% in November was bigger than anticipated in financial markets

By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press |December 20, 2023

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Statistics Canada reports record population growth of 430,000 in Q3

Economic Indicators

Statistics Canada reports record population growth of 430,000 in Q3

The agency says figures for the first nine months of 2023 have already surpassed the total growth in any other full year

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |December 19, 2023

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Inflation holds at 3.1% in November as progress in tamping down price growth stalls

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Inflation holds at 3.1% in November as progress in tamping down price growth stalls

Economists say the slightly disappointing figure doesn't change the Bank of Canada's plans

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |December 19, 2023

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