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Oil shock weighs on Canadian households: Desjardins Oil shock weighs on Canadian households: Desjardins

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Oil shock weighs on Canadian households: Desjardins

High earners feeling the effects, but have more capacity to absorb rising costs

By James Langton |April 15, 2026

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Canada posts $5.7B merchandise trade deficit for February Canada posts $5.7B merchandise trade deficit for February

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Canada posts $5.7B merchandise trade deficit for February

Total imports rose 8.4% to a record $72.1B in the month

By The Canadian Press |April 2, 2026

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Canada’s current account deficit narrows in Q4 Canada’s current account deficit narrows in Q4

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Canada’s current account deficit narrows in Q4

Canadians divested a record $20.5B from U.S. Treasury bonds in the quarter

By Jonathan Got |February 26, 2026

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Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade deficit $1.3B in December Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade deficit $1.3B in December

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Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade deficit $1.3B in December

The result compared with a revised deficit of $2.6B for November

By The Canadian Press |February 19, 2026

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