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- Canada
Trudeau defends his economic track record as new data shows GDP contracted last quarter | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his government’s economic performance Thursday by touting investments in housing and dental care when asked…
- Canada
NDP tells Liberals to sweeten the deal if pharmacare legislation is delayed | CBC News
New Democrats say that if the Liberal government can’t honour its vow to pass pharmacare legislation by the end of…
- Canada
With millions of mortgages coming due, finance minister expects banks ‘to work with’ Canadians | CBC News
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland expects banks will follow a new series of rules and guidelines designed to protect Canadian homeowners,…
- Canada
Trouble brewing? Canadian beermakers foresee closures amid economic challenges | CBC News
After nearly a decade of brewing beer and serving customers in East Vancouver, Chris Lay faces a sobering reality. On Dec. 31, Lay…
- United States
WTF is Christine Lagarde up to?
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Deep in the Wyoming wilderness last month, Christine Lagarde,…
- Europe
Polish opposition threatens to go after central bank chief over inflation
Poland’s leading opposition party said it will look to put the country’s central bank chief, Adam Glapiński, on trial for…
- United States
The specter of Liz Truss still haunts Britain
LONDON — A year is a long time in politics — but the reverberations of the surreal fall of 2022 are…
- Europe
Relief for UK’s Jeremy Hunt as robust economy again keeps lid on borrowing
LONDON — The United Kingdom is borrowing a lot less than it expected to when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt put together…
- United States
Bank of England raises key rate to 5.25 percent
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The Bank of England raised its key interest rate…