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Canadian Stocks Turning In Mixed Performance After BoC Rate Cut, U.S. Inflation Data

Canadian stocks are turning in a mixed performance Wednesday morning with investors digesting the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision, and tamer than expected U.S. consumer price inflation data. Worries about the U.S. Government's stance on tariffs, and the possibility of recession in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, are weighing on sentiment and limiting market's upside.

RTTNews | 4h 57min ago

Elon Musk's Starlink Partners With India's Jio And Airtel

Close on the heels of signing an agreement with one of India's telecom majors Airtel, Elon Musk's SpaceX signed a deal with the country's another tycoon Jio Platforms Ltd, affiliated to Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, to offer Starlink satellite Internet services in the country.

RTTNews | 5h 56min ago

Bank Of Canada Cuts Interest Rates By Another 25 Basis Points

With inflation close to the 2 percent target, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to lower interest rates by another 25 basis points, making its seventh straight rate cut. The Bank of Canada said it decided to reduce its target for the overnight rate to 2.75 percent, with the Bank Rate at 3 percent and the deposit rate at 2.70 percent.

RTTNews | 6h 21min ago

U.S. Consumer Prices Rise Less Than Expected In February, Annual Growth Slows

A report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday showed consumer prices in the U.S. increased by slightly less than expected in the month of February. The Labor Department said its consumer price index crept up by 0.2 percent in February after climbing by 0.5 percent in January. Economists had expected consumer prices to rise by 0.3 percent.

RTTNews | 6h 41min ago

Bay Street Likely To Open On Positive Note

The Bank of Canada's interest rate decision, and U.S. consumer price inflation data are in focus on Bay Street Wednesday morning. The market looks set to open higher thanks to firm commodity prices and European stocks.

RTTNews | 7h 32min ago

U.S. Consumer Prices Rise Slightly Less Than Expected In February

A report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday showed consumer prices in the U.S. increased by slightly less than expected in the month of February.

RTTNews | 7h 55min ago

India Inflation Weakest In 7 Months

India's consumer price inflation slowed to a seven-month low in February as food price growth hit the lowest in nearly two years, raising expectations of interest rate cuts over coming months. Consumer price inflation eased to 3.61 percent in February from 4.26 percent in January, official data revealed on Wednesday. This was the lowest since July 2024.

RTTNews | 8h 23min ago

ECB Chief Says Uncertainty Exceptionally High

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the level of uncertainty is exceptionally high and maintaining stability has become difficult. "The level of uncertainty we are facing is exceptionally high," she said at a conference organized by the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability at Goethe University Frankfurt on Wednesday.

RTTNews | 8h 58min ago

EURUSD	1.09144	GBPUSD	1.29786	AUDUSD	0.631
USDJPY	148.366	USDCAD	1.43813	USDCHF	0.88303

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Swiss Market Ends On Firm Note