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Central bank holds rate amid oil slump; casts doubt on future hikes
The rate remains at 1.75 per cent; the BoC has been on a gradual rate-hiking path.
US Midwest refinery maintenance outages to weigh on Canadian oil prices
Heavy schedule of refinery maintenance in the U.S. Midwest, with about 829,000 bpd of capacity expected to be unavailable through October.
Canada’s wireless prices justified even if high by world standards: MEI
Think tank cites quality of the networks, size of the country, investments being made in 5G technology.
Drug developers warn Ottawa that excessive cuts to prices could be harmful
They’re nervous about changes Health Canada will propose for the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board under a review.
Industry profits edge up in April: Conference Board
Oil extraction prices rally thanks to a cold winter and lower US inventories
Copper prices on the rise as supplies tighten
TORONTO: Tightness on the supply side is improving profit margins for copper on the world market after prices dipped in the spring. LME copper prices were resilient in July, according to Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index. They rallied from US$2.95 per…