US single-family homebuilding rebounds; import prices increase
U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded sharply in February amid a thaw in winter weather, but rising construction costs from tariffs and labor shortages threaten the recovery.
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US Fed expected to sit tight as Trump tariff fears buffet markets
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to extend its rate cut pause on Wednesday as it seeks to chart a path through the ...
Canada's Inflation Shoots up to 2.6% as Sales Tax Break Ends
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% in February surpassing expectations as a sales tax break that ended mid of last month pushed prices higher amid an ...
Canada Inflation Heats Up to 2.6% in February
The consumer-price index jumped 2.6% in February from a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marked the largest increase in eight months and snapped a run of six str ...
Canada's Annual Inflation Rate Increases to 2.6% in February
TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada's annual inflation rate rose to a higher than expected 2.6% in February, on broad-based increases, including the end of the GST/HST holiday on food and certain other items, ...