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Inflation cooled more than expected in September, which could bring an end to Bank of Canada interest rate hikes, say economists. Read more

A look at Monday morning’s market action

Historically high profit margins have been a controversial issue in recent years.

Inflation data and the Bank of Canada’s closely-watched Business Outlook Survey will be front and center in a busy week of Canadian economic data releases. Canadian headline CPI growth is expected to edge down to 3.8% year-over-year in September from August’s 4% print. Year-over-year growth in energy prices likely accelerated – gasoline prices edged lower in September from August but were still up almost 7% from a year ago compared to a 1.5% year-over-year increase in August.

The CPI for September put inflation at 3.7%, which is where it was in August. But some economists think we've just got to wait it out.

A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market’s attention in the week ahead

Sometimes, the news of the day — or, at least, the business news of the day – doesn’t really feel like news. Like this morning, the Consumer Price Index for…

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U.S. consumers expect higher inflation in one year from now and the next three years, but lower inflation in five years, a survey by the New York Federal Reserve Bank found.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are feeling optimistic that a rise in long-term Treasury yields could finally put an end to the past 19 months of historic interest rate hikes meant to tamp down inflation.