Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
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TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:
Inflation
Statistics Canada will release its latest inflation reading on Monday when it publishes its consumer price index for November. The annual inflation rate slowed to 2.2 per cent in October largely due to lower gasoline prices.
Home sales
The Canadian Real Estate Association will release its home sales figures for November on Monday. Canadian home sales in October fell compared with a year ago as prices also moved lower, but sales were up on a month-over-month basis, marking the sixth such increase in the past seven months.
Macklem speech
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will give a speech to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on Tuesday. The central bank kept its key policy interest rate on hold at 2.25 per cent earlier this month as it judged it to be at the right level to keep inflation close to its two per cent target while helping the economy through a period of structural adjustment.
Transat results
Travel company Transat AT is expected to release its fourth-quarter and full-year results on Thursday. The company reached a tentative agreement with its pilots to avoid a work stoppage ahead of the busy holiday season, however it still faces demands from media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau — who is Transat’s second-biggest shareholder — for a strategic overhaul and a board shakeup that would give him and two allies seats on the board.
Retail sales
Statistics Canada will release its figures for October retail sales on Friday. The agency’s advance estimate released last month had suggested retail sales were relatively unchanged in October. Retail sales in September fell 0.7 per cent to $69.8 billion.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 14, 2025.
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