Canada's annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% in February, surpassing expectations as a sales tax break that ...

The surprising jump comes less than a week after the Bank of Canada cut its policy rate for the seventh ... were relatively small and the yearly pace of shelter inflation was the slowest since ...

Canada's annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% in ... Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast the yearly inflation at 2.2% and 0.6% on a monthly basis in February.

The CPI data come less than a week after the Bank of Canada further cut its overnight rate, noting in its statement that it “will be closely monitoring inflation expectations.” (Photo by Katherine KY ...

Economists say the Bank of Canada will be in a tough spot at its next decision in April as inflation showed signs of heating up in February. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual rate of ...

Together, these factors pushed prices up. Many Canadians, particularly those on fixed incomes, struggled. To bring inflation back down to 2%, the Bank of Canada decisively raised the policy interest ...

Inflation in Canada grew at the fastest pace ... The consumer price index rose at a 2.6% yearly pace last month, the highest rate since June and up from 1.9% in January, Statistics Canada said ...

OTTAWA: Canada’s annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% ... Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast the yearly inflation at 2.2% and 0.6% on a monthly basis in February.

Fiona Campbell is an editor with Forbes Advisor Canada. She started her career on Bay Street, but followed her love for research, writing and a good story into journalism. She is the former editor ...

(Bloomberg) — Inflation in Canada grew at the fastest pace in eight months, further limiting the central bank’s ability to cut interest rates amid a trade war that will both slow economic growth and ...