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International Economics

Canada Slashes Interest Rates, Europe Likely to Follow Suit

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Canada’s economy has been kept in check due to higher levels of household debt and shorter-term mortgages in Canada compared to the US.

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Inflation & Prices

Hooray? The US Economy May Finally Be Slowing

It has taken a while, but recent data suggests that the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes may finally be taming inflation.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Tech Tanks

Some glum news from both the PC and semiconductor sector has tech investors feeling a little more cautious.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Nvidia Can’t Do All the Work

The chipmaker was flat on Wednesday, and the other 499 stocks in the S&P 500 didn’t have enough oomph to drive the market higher.

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Indicators

The Inverted Yield Curve Usually Predicts a Recession — Until Now

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The yield curve has now been inverted for around 400 trading sessions, and there’s no recession in sight. So what gives?

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Inflation & Prices

April’s Inflation Report Finally Hints at Progress

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The CPI rose just 0.3% from the previous month. Perhaps most importantly, the annual core rate fell from a year earlier.

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Inflation & Prices

Renters Are Losing Hope They’ll Ever Own a House

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A New York Fed survey found renters saying their probability of ever owning a home fell to 40.1%, a new low.

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