Economy

Builder sentiment dips amid cost concerns, regulatory relief in sigh...
March 18, 2025 02:23 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Builder confidence in the U.S. market for newly constructed single-family homes dropped to its lowest level in seven months, accordin...

Canadian home sales drop amid trade war uncertainties
March 18, 2025 01:37 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reported today a significant fall in home sales from January to February 2025. The declin...

Goldman sees double trouble for U.S. exceptionalism
March 17, 2025 10:51 PM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Goldman Sachs analysts warned of two major shifts in global markets that are challenging the long-standing narrative of U.S. exceptio...

Trade war prompts OECD to slash U.S. and global economic forecasts
March 17, 2025 10:19 PM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The OECD has lowered its global and U.S. economic growth forecasts, citing "higher trade barriers in several G20 economies and increa...

How should the Fed respond to an economy in transition? Strategist a...
March 15, 2025 08:47 PM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Federal Reserve faces a complex challenge as it navigates an economy in "transition," with markets increasingly pricing in a more...

Musk's Tesla, SpaceX lobby US government on Trump tariffs
March 15, 2025 08:53 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Elon Musk's Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX filed letters encouraging the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of the Trum...

Recession or boom? Morgan Stanley sees economy stuck in neutral
March 15, 2025 08:53 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Real-time U.S. economic estimates are split on whether a recession or boom is on the horizon, but Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) believes t...

DOGE cuts appear to be weighing on spending in DC: BofA
March 14, 2025 02:39 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Bank of America analysts said in a note Thursday that “DOGE cuts appear to be weighing on spending in DC” based on February BAC card...

BofA expects further BoC rate cuts amid US trade tensions
March 14, 2025 01:41 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- On Thursday, BofA Securities released a report analyzing the economic situation in Canada following the Bank of Canada's (BoC) recent...

BCA sees Canada interest rates hitting 2%, CAD stabilizing
March 14, 2025 01:29 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- On Thursday, BCA Research strategist Chester Ntonifor offered a report outlining expectations for the Canadian economy, including a f...

Ontario suspends 25% tariff hike on power exports to US after 'produ...
March 12, 2025 07:55 PM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com - The Canadian province of Ontario on Tuesday said it would suspend its 25% hike on electricity exports to the United States after the t...

Canada suspends 25% tariff hike on power exports to US after 'produc...
March 12, 2025 08:03 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Canada on Tuesday said it would suspend its 25% hike on electricity exports to the United States after the two countries agreed to me...

US economy set for bigger tariff-induced hit, inflation headwinds: G...
March 11, 2025 06:47 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- The U.S. economy is set for weaker growth and higher inflation as the tariff impact is likely to be greater than previously feared, e...

Ontario moves ahead with 25% electricity export tariff for three U.S...
March 11, 2025 04:09 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford (NYSE:F) moved forward with a decision to implement a 25% tariff on electricity exports to Michigan, New Yo...

ING sees Bank of Canada cutting rates amid tariff-induced recession...
March 11, 2025 02:19 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- ING Economics economist James Knightly anticipates a further rate cut from the Bank of Canada (BoC) due to the cloudy outlook caused...

Carney vows "Canada will win" tariff war
March 11, 2025 01:43 AM AEDT | By InvestingThis article first appeared in Investing.com

Trump put might have a lower strike than the market thought: BofA
March 11, 2025 01:41 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Bank of America analysts said in a note Monday that while the market correction prompted some policy moderation, the broader capital...

BofA: Expect Bank of Canada to cut rates amid tariff uncertainty
March 11, 2025 12:37 AM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- Carlos Capistran, an economist at B of A Securities, predicts that the Bank of Canada (BoC) will cut its policy rate by 25 basis poin...

Tariff uncertainty has likely not peaked yet, JPMorgan warns
March 10, 2025 11:17 PM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- JPMorgan analysts cautioned that ongoing tariff uncertainty remains a significant risk for markets, particularly in the Eurozone.

BCA downgrades equities to underweight as US is heading towards rece...
March 10, 2025 10:55 PM AEDT | By InvestingInvesting.com -- BCA Research downgraded equities to underweight in a note Monday, warning that the U.S. economy is likely to slide into recession due...