Economic indicators | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:50:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Economic indicators | Investment Executive 32 32 Structured finance outlooks dim as economy wobbles https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/structured-finance-outlooks-dim-as-economy-wobbles/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:50:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537588 Asset performance to weaken as growth slows and inflation, rates face pressure

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]]> Credit tightens, stagflation worries rise: ECB https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/credit-tightens-stagflation-worries-rise-ecb/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:44:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537415 Banks stiffen lending standards amid rising risk concerns, declining tolerance

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]]> New Brunswick sets goal of boosting economy by 10% by 2030 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/new-brunswick-sets-goal-of-boosting-economy-by-10-by-2030/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:01:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537103 It also wants to increase labour productivity by 3.3%

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]]> Input prices soar in March: StatCan https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/input-prices-soar-in-march-statcan/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:24:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537070 Raw material, producer prices rise sharply due to energy products

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]]> U.K. inflation rises as prices at the pump spike after Iran war https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-inflation-rises-as-prices-at-the-pump-spike-after-iran-war/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:21:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536919 The annual consumer price inflation rate increased to a three-month high of 3.3%

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]]> Global rating outlook weakens: Fitch https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/global-rating-outlook-weakens-fitch/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536742 As outlooks dim, downgrades likely to pick up in the next 12 to 18 months

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]]> Wall Street boasts strong Q1 results: Moody’s https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/wall-street-boasts-strong-q1-results-moodys/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:28:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536700 Volatility boosts trading, underwriting, asset quality holds up

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]]> The loonie-oil price disconnect https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/the-loonie-oil-price-disconnect/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:04:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536616 Dollar responds to demand shocks, but supply shocks ignored: Scotia

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]]> Risks to global credit are up: Fitch https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/risks-to-global-credit-are-up-fitch/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:49:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536619 Even if Middle East conflict abates, global risk outlook has fundamentally shifted

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]]> China’s economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/chinas-economy-grows-at-5-in-first-quarter-shrugging-off-initial-impact-of-iran-war/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:30:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536457 Its economy grew 1.3% compared to Q4 2025, the fastest pace in a year

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