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No real recovery until the Bank cuts rates, say economists Good morning, Canada’s housing correction is back. Home sales fell 4.1 per cent in August, we learned late last week — the second monthly decline in a row and the fastest...

Watch: CEO Chris Fowler discusses the impact of higher interest rates on businesses and more Chris Fowler, chief executive, Canadian Western Bank talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how CWB is growing in challenging times. He discu...

OTTAWA — Economists are forecasting inflation reaccelerated to around four per cent last month, reversing previous progress made as gasoline prices push inflation higher. Statistics Canada’s August consumer price index report set to be released...

The premier says interest rates are squeezing British Columbians, but so are his tax increases B.C. Premier David Eby, concerned about the cost of living, recently asked the Bank of Canada to hold off any further interest rate hikes. As William...

Average home price was $650,140 in August, up 2.1 per cent from last year Average home prices rose slightly in August, up 0.4 per cent, while sales slowed and new listings returned to more normal levels, a sign that demand and supply are contin...

Was the College's order against Peterson for true education or for discipline without procedural safeguards? Last November the Ontario College of Psychologists imposed an unusual order on Dr. Jordan Peterson: “remedial” media training to “ameli...

Some experts are fretting about central bank's independence when it comes to monetary policy The Bank of Canada is supposed to be free from government interference, but elected officials have become more vocal about interest rates, inflation an...

Michael Hakes, senior portfolio manager, Murray Wealth Group FOCUS: U.S. and global stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK:  We believe the market will be choppy for the remainder of the year as the U.S. Federal Reserve stays data-driven. As we look out to 2024, w...

Sunday, Sept. 17 World Petroleum Congress kicks off in Calgary and runs until Sept. 21 (Western Bureau Chief Tara Weber will be live on location Monday and Tuesday) Monday, Sept. 18 Notable data: Housing Starts (August), Industrial Product an...

Stocks fell, with a massive options event amplifying volatility and traders weighing the impacts of a strike that hit Detroit automakers while sifting through economic data before the Federal Reserve decision. Big tech led losses Friday, with giants like N...