Economic News
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Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China's Xi to thank for that
President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war
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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war
President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy
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Carney says Canada is ‘strong’ as US borrowing costs rise and Europe ties deepen
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has returned from Europe and cast Canada as moving quickly beyond its historic reliance on the United States
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Kauai small businesses ask tourists to return after Hurricane Lowell, with aloha and some patience
In the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up
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EU chief floats 'associate membership' for Canada. But that doesn't exist yet
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union
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Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years
Japan’s central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high
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Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal as Trump pushes Canada closer to Europe
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member
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US stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease
The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after oil prices fell and pressure from the bond market eased
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US mortgage rates brush 7%, weighing on buyers, sellers and further straining a bleak housing market
Mortgage rates climbed for the fourth week in a row, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to just below 7%, its highest level in over 19 months
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Why the Federal Reserve is lifting rates now, and what it means
About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged
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