USA and Canada finance brief: headline PCE inflation hits 3.8% (highest since 2023) while soft monthly core offers easing hope, Q1 GDP is revised down to 1.6%, the Bank of Canada releases its Financial Stability Report and signals it could hike, and the loonie strengthens to 1.35.

USA and Canada finance brief: headline PCE inflation hits 3.8% (highest since 2023) while soft monthly core offers easing hope, Q1 GDP is revised down to 1.6%, the Bank of Canada…

USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Friday: Statistics Canada confirmed Canada has slipped into technical recession after Q1 GDP stalled following a Q4 2025 decline; US April PCE…