In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community.
Tag: interest rates
HIGH-RISK BONDS ARE BACK IN STYLE
High interest rates are not keeping investors away from high-yield bonds, also known as junk bonds.
CANADA’S STANDARD OF LIVING HAS CRASHED, STUDY SAYS
As a gross number, the rate of Canada’s economic growth was the second-best among G7 nations from 2000 through 2023.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community.
INTEREST ON NATIONAL DEBT COSTS MORE THAN DEFENSE, MEDICARE
Since 1 October when the current federal fiscal year began, the U.S. government has paid $514 billion in interest on the national debt.
PLANTATION WORKERS OF SLAVELANDIA FLAT-LINED IN U.S.
Retail sales showed no change in April from March, after the U.S. Commerce Department revised March’s figure downward by 0.6 of a percentage point.
AUSTRALIA’S CENTRAL BANK WILL KEEP INTEREST RATES HIGH
In February, the Royal Bank of Australia (RBI) noted “encouraging signs” that inflation was waning and hinted at an interest rate cut by the end of this year.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
In recent times, the economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community.
AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE SINGING THE BLUES
U.S. consumers hold their gloomiest outlook in six months on the American economy, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey of consumer sentiment.
BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES SOAR IN CANADA
In this year’s first quarter, Canada’s business bankruptcies shot up 87.2 percent, year on year, to 1,599, according to data from the government’s Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. Household bankruptcies rose 14 percent.









