U.S. economy | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:31:42 +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 U.S. economy | Investment Executive 32 32 Trump picks a University of Minnesota professor to lead his economic council https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/trump-picks-a-university-of-minnesota-professor-to-lead-his-economic-council/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:31:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536883 Christopher Phelan's resume suggests a keen interest in the operations of central banks

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]]> Fed chair nominee says there’s no pressure from Trump to cut rates https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fed-chair-nominee-says-theres-no-pressure-from-trump-to-cut-rates/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:39:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536787 Kevin Warsh was questioned by the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday

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]]> Inflation, bond yields feeling effects of conflict: Fitch https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/inflation-bond-yields-feeling-effects-of-conflict-fitch/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536295 Recent economic data reveals the impact of energy price shock

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]]> U.S. wholesale prices surged 4% last month as energy prices soared https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-wholesale-prices-surged-4-last-month-as-energy-prices-soared/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:12:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536246 Producer price index up 0.5% from February and 4% from March 2025

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]]> War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of U.S. consumers plunging https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/soaring-gas-prices-in-u-s-stoke-inflation-in-march/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:36:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535988 Consumer prices rose 3.3%, up from 2.4% in February

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]]> Key U.S. inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/key-u-s-inflation-gauge-remains-elevated-in-february-before-iran-war/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:24:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535867 Prices rose 2.8% in the month

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]]> U.S. economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-economy-grew-a-sluggish-0-5-in-fourth-quarter-government-says/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:17:09 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535864 The latest number was downgraded from the Commerce Department's previous Q4 estimate of 0.7%

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]]> Canada’s labour market is ‘static’ after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-labour-market-is-static-after-a-year-of-u-s-tariffs-population-shift/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:42:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535451 The manufacturing sector has shed 51,800 jobs over the previous 12 months

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]]> U.S. retail sales rise 0.6% in February https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-retail-sales-rise-0-6-in-february/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:33:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535366 Impact of Iran war threatens to derail spending after 'solid' report

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]]> U.S. job openings slide to 6.9 million in February https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-slide-to-6-9-million-in-february/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:12:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535267 Gross hires decline to lowest level since the pandemic

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