Category: inflated prices

Fishers Crabby Over Japan’s Russian Imports, but Tokyo Says Canada Exports Negligible

Atlantic fishers are feeling the pinch as Japan brings in cheap Russian product rather than Canadian snow crabs, with federal ministers and provincial premiers saying they are raising the issue with Japanese officials. But Tokyo is pushing back on claims that its trade decisions are undermining G7 sanctions—or that they are having much of an…


US Consumer Sentiment in May Falls to an Almost 10-year Low

The final May edition of the University of Michigan’s Sentiment Survey, which was released on May 27, delivered even worse results than the preliminary May data with a further drop in consumer sentiment. The index fell from 65.2 in April to 59.1 in the initial May report to 58.4 in the final—the lowest level since August…