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as of Mar 15, 02:40 PMLive global feedFocus: Markets · Rates · GrowthSpread: 8 countries · Top: US, GB, CAFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media
Judge blocks justice department from subpoenaing Fed chair Jerome Powell
1d ago · Europe
Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh meets with more senators as Thom Tillis blockade continues
2d ago · North America
Bank of Canada more likely to cut than hike after ‘brutal’ jobs report, say economists
1d ago · North America
Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.7% as economy loses 84,000 jobs
2d ago · North America
Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
CNBC · 2d ago
Posthaste: Here’s one reason why the Bank of Canada could be forced to hike interest rates this year
Financial Post · 2d ago
As Iran war heightens affordability issues, don't expect the Fed to 'ride in and save the day,' analyst says
CNBC · 2d ago
Judge says 'no evidence' to justify Federal Reserve probe
BBC News · 1d ago
Canada sheds more than 100,000 jobs in first two months of year
BBC News · 1d ago
US judge nixes two subpoenas against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
Al Jazeera English · 1d ago
Mortgage rates surge to highest since September, hitting spring housing market
1d ago · North America
'High oil prices are not good for mortgage rates,' economist says. What homebuyers should know
2d ago · North America
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Live global feedFocus: Markets · Rates · Monetary PolicySpread: 8 countries · Top: US, GB, CAFreshness: Very fresh · 100% in last 72hSources: Major financial media
UK may send ships and mine-hunting drones to help open strait of Hormuz, says Miliband
Energy secretary says government looking at ‘any options’ to get crucial shipping lanes reopened
Judge says 'no evidence' to justify Federal Reserve probe
The case has raised concerns about political pressure on the US central bank.
US judge nixes two subpoenas against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
Judge James Boasberg ruled US prosecutors under Trump produced 'essentially zero evidence' to justify the subpoenas.
Judge blocks justice department from subpoenaing Fed chair Jerome Powell
Trump DoJ’s investigation was purportedly about the management of the central bank’s renovation
Canada sheds more than 100,000 jobs in first two months of year
February saw the sharpest drop in Canada's employment totals since the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly due to the US tariff squeeze
Bank of Canada more likely to cut than hike after ‘brutal’ jobs report, say economists
Canada's jobs report for February has most economists betting the Bank of Canada is more likely to cut than hike interest rates. Read more.
Bleak economic data shows UK plc in trouble well before Middle East crisis
Zero GDP growth in January will not help Rachel Reeves claim she has put UK in position to weather oil price storm
Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.7% as economy loses 84,000 jobs
Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said. Read more
Jobs in Canada: Unemployment rate up 6.7%
Statistics Canada reported a sharp drop in employment Friday that caught economists by surprise.
Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1%
The PCE price index for January was expected to show headline inflation at 2.9% and core at 3.1%.
Posthaste: Here’s one reason why the Bank of Canada could be forced to hike interest rates this year
The Bank of Canada announces its next interest rate decision on March 18 as bets rise in markets that it will hike in 2026. Read on.
As Iran war heightens affordability issues, don't expect the Fed to 'ride in and save the day,' analyst says
Amid geopolitical turmoil, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its March meeting.
Dharshini David: Economy on shaky grounds even before Iran war
The government's hopes that 2026 was the year when growth would pick up are at risk of being scuppered.
How the war in Iran is fundamentally shifting the outlook for mortgage rates
Robert McLister: Incidents like the war in Iran can shift the mortgage rate outlook, and right now, they are doing exactly that. Read here
UK economy failed to grow in January, figures show
Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.