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Canadian housing starts jump 30% in April, CMHC says
Canadian housing starts rose 30% in April compared with the previous month, a far bigger increase than was expected, data ...
US wholesale inflation remained fairly tame in April
The Producer Price Index, a closely watched measurement of wholesale inflation, showed Thursday that the prices paid to US producers dropped 0.5% in April from the month before, a much softer reading ...
April inflation report shows prices grew at slowest pace since 2021
Consumer prices climbed at the slowest pace since February 2021 last month, as the inflationary effects of President Donald ...
Inflation rate rose by 2.3% in April, CPI report shows. Here's what the data means.
The CPI report was cooler than expected, although inflation is still higher than the Federal Reserve's 2% annual goal.
Americans pulled back significantly on spending as higher tariffs took effect in April
Spending at US retailers slowed sharply last month to 0.1%, a sharp decline from last month’s revised 1.7% monthly surge in sales after shoppers rushed to beat President Donald Trump’s stiff tariffs ...
U.S. Collected a Record $16.3 Billion in Customs Duties in April
The U.S. collected $7.6 billion more in customs duties in April than it did in March, the Treasury said Monday, as revenue ...
China April bank lending tumbles more than expected amid trade war
China's new bank loans tumbled more than expected in April as a protracted trade war with the United States further eroded ...
April was the most intense month yet for Canadians' US-travel boycott
Data compiled by the Canadian government suggested travel from Canada to the US declined even more in April.