Canadian retail spending picks up, in defiance of rate hikes

Canadians have managed to ramp up their retail spending in recent months, despite higher interest rates that are meant to slow their consumption. Retail sales rose by 1.1 per cent in April, a partial recovery from a 1.4-per-cent slide in March, Statistics Canada said in a report on Wednesday. The…

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