/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4359/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-halloween-candy-shrinkflation-and-spending-habits-352358 <p>Halloween is a celebration often spent indulging in chocolate, binging scary movies, and perhaps investing time and money into creative costume designs. But for many Canadians, the preparations can be costly. For candy alone, the average household will spend anywhere from $25 to $40, according to experts. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/halloween-candy-shrinkflation-and-spending-habits-what-experts-say-could-change-this-spooky-season-1.6615095">CTV News</a>)<br /> <br /> Here is an expert from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:34:44 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307424 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-canadian-inflation-hits-new-three-decade-high-337881 <p>Inflation hit a new three-decade high in January, heaping more pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates for the first time since the pandemic started. The consumer price index rose 5.1 per cent in January from a year earlier, accelerating from December’s pace of 4.8 per cent and marking the first time since 1991 that inflation has surpassed 5 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. It was the 10th consecutive month that inflation has exceeded the Bank of Canada’s target range of 1 per cent to 3 per cent.</p> Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:07:52 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 286063 at /newsroom /newsroom/moshe-lander Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:16:29 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283739 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-inflation-almost-two-decade-high-complicates-bank-canada-rate-plan-334384 <p>The cost of just about everything in Canada was more expensive in September, pushing headline inflation to its highest in almost two decades and complicating the Bank of Canada’s plans to keep interest rates pinned near zero until well into 2022. Prices are being driven higher around the world by an extreme mismatch between supply and demand. Suppliers are now scrambling to catch up, clogging ports and other transportation lanes that are dealing with their own pandemic-related issues. (<a href="https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canadas-annual-inflation-rate-hits-4-4-in-september-highes</body></html>"></a></p> Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:43:49 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 282066 at /newsroom /newsroom/james-m-cline Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22620 at /newsroom