{"id":97523,"date":"2026-06-21T14:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/97523\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T14:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:25:08","slug":"five-things-to-watch-for-in-the-canadian-business-world-in-the-coming-week-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/97523\/","title":{"rendered":"Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26e288aa065029b9d3f7f3eb9312c7e7.jpeg\" alt=\"A person fills up their car at a gas station in Montreal on Thursday, March 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christopher Katsarov - The Canadian Press\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"828\" width=\"1242\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> A person fills up their car at a gas station in Montreal on Thursday, March 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christopher Katsarov &#8211; The Canadian Press  \u00b7 The Canadian Press    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">TORONTO \u2014 Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Inflation<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Statistics Canada will report its latest reading for inflation on Monday morning when it is set to release its consumer price index for May. The annual pace of inflation in April was 2.8 per cent, up from 2.4 per cent in March, as higher gasoline prices helped drive the increase.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Cars zoom past the Ford Oakville Assembly plant in Oakville, Ont. on Friday April 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Frank Gunn\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"828\" width=\"1242\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Cars zoom past the Ford Oakville Assembly plant in Oakville, Ont. on Friday April 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Frank Gunn  \u00b7 The Canadian Press    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Auto talks<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Unifor is set to begin contract negotiations with the big U.S. automakers on Monday starting with Ford Motor Co. The talks come as the sector deals with the introduction of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada and the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming trade talks regarding the trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A Couche-Tard convenience store is seen in Montreal, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christinne Muschi\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"821\" width=\"1242\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> A Couche-Tard convenience store is seen in Montreal, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christinne Muschi  \u00b7 The Canadian Press    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Couche-Tard results<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. will report its fourth-quarter results after the close of trading on Monday followed by a conference call with financial analysts on Tuesday morning. The convenience store operator has introduced an expansive array of food options and promotional meal deals in recent years in a bid to grow the business.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Adrian Wyld\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"829\" width=\"1242\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Adrian Wyld  \u00b7 The Canadian Press    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Macklem speech<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will give a speech in Paris on Tuesday. He is expected to discuss how the changes in the global financial system are reshaping economies and international relations. The central bank will also release its summary of deliberations for its interest rate decision earlier this month on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"The Corus logo at Corus Quay in Toronto is shown on Friday, June 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Tijana Martin\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"828\" width=\"1242\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> The Corus logo at Corus Quay in Toronto is shown on Friday, June 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Tijana Martin  \u00b7 The Canadian Press    <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Corus results<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Corus Entertainment Inc. is expected to report its third-quarter results on Friday morning before markets open and hold a conference call with analysts. The company announced earlier this month that it was expanding &#8220;The Morning Show&#8221; into the afternoon with a new program, &#8220;TMS2,&#8221; that will debut on Global and StackTV starting in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Companies in this story: (TSX:ATD, TSX:CJR.B)<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A person fills up their car at a gas station in Montreal on Thursday, March 5, 2026. 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