economy | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:01:33 +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 economy | Investment Executive 32 32 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> P.E.I. government tables budget with record $410M deficit https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/p-e-i-government-tables-budget-with-record-410m-deficit/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:55:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536338 That's more than double the $184M deficit the government tabled last spring

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]]> Citing fallout from the Iran war, IMF cuts outlook for global growth https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/citing-fallout-from-the-iran-war-imf-cuts-outlook-for-global-growth/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:26:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536227 Forecasts global inflation this year at 4.4%, up from 4.1% in 2025

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]]> IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/imf-chief-warns-that-iran-war-will-slow-global-economic-growth/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:04:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535899 "Had it not been for this shock, we would have been upgrading global growth," Georgieva says

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]]> International Energy Agency head says global economy faces ‘major, major threat’ from Iran war https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/international-energy-agency-head-says-global-economy-faces-major-major-threat-from-iran-war/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:19:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534513 Birol says impact is already worse the two oil shocks of the 1970s combined

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]]> China positions itself as force for global stability at its annual Congress https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/china-positions-itself-as-force-for-global-stability-at-its-annual-congress/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:52:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533758 Five-year plan doubles down on tech investment for growth

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]]> U.S. economy expanded at just 0.7% in Q4: Commerce Department https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-economy-expanded-at-just-0-7-in-q4-commerce-department/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:41:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533739 Revised number is half the original estimate

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]]> China sets a lower economic growth target for 2026 as challenges loom https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/china-sets-a-lower-economic-growth-target-for-2026-as-challenges-loom/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:25:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533203 It's the country's lowest annual growth target since 1991

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