Global Economic Shifts: Canada’s GDP Concerns and Central Bank Moves

In today's episode, we delve into Canada's anticipated Q1 2025 GDP data, highlighting a potential economic slowdown. We also explore the strategic interest rate cuts by central banks in New Zealand and South Korea amid global trade uncertainties. Join us as we analyze these developments and their implications for the global economic landscape. Sources: https://www.oecd.org/en/data/insights/statistical-releases/2025/05/gdp-growth-first-quarter-2025-oecd.html https://www.rbc.com/en/thought-leadership/economics/forward-guidance-our-weekly-preview/ https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/corporatesite/us/en/corp/vemo/vemo-canada.html https://www.ainvest.com/news/canada-economic-outlook-persistent-negative-revisions-early-warning-signals-equity-debt-investors-2505/ https://economics.bmo.com/media/filer_public/05/15/0515ab98-be30-43f4-9e08-961912893ec5/outlookcanada.pdf https://www.rbc.com/en/thought-leadership/economics/forward-guidance-our-weekly-preview/ https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/research-analysis/week-ahead-economic-preview-week-of-26-may-2025.html https://www.capitaleconomics.com/publications/canada-economics-weekly/canada-weekly-markets-overreacting-rise-core-inflation-april https://www.nbc.ca/content/dam/bnc/taux-analyses/analyse-eco/weekly-economic-watch.pdf https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/producer-prices-change https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562314/rbnz-set-to-cut-official-cash-rate-by-25-basis-points-to-3-point-25-percent https://www.sharecafe.com.au/2025/05/27/rbnz-expected-to-cut-interest-rates/ https://www.forex.com/en-us/news-and-analysis/rbnz-set-to-cut-again-but-forecasts-hold-the-key-for-nzd-direction/ https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/reserve-bank-of-new-zealand-expected-to-cut-its-cash-rate-by-25bp-this-week-preview-20250526/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ocr-preview-another-cut-due-as-rbnz-watches-and-waits/N64ICP742JHB5HUPAO7YZ7HQZQ/ https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20250527/140d31986538449a804e8866129eb80c/c.html https://longportapp.com/en/news/241919670