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Higher prices at the pump pushed Canadian headline inflation rate up. Food costs are still high but growing at a slower pace. Mortgage interest costs continue to drive a disproportionate share of headline price growth. But the Bank of Canada’s preferred...

RBC Economics provides a monthly analysis of the key indicators on price trends in the United States.

In this week's note I discuss the impact of the UAW strikes, U.S. inflation, Canada's cooling economy, as well as developments in Europe and China.

In this week's Your Morning Java Update Weekly, I review the current rate environment in Canada and its anticipated impact on the housing market. I also discuss economic developments in the U.S. and worsening developments in Europe.

This week I discuss the resilience of North American markets despite the summer doldrums of August taking hold and ongoing concerns for Canadian banks, as well as U.S. labour market developments and going concerns for the global economy overseas.