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Canada's international transactions in securities, April 2024
Foreign investors acquired $41.2 billion of Canadian securities in April, the largest investment in two years. At the same time, Canadian investment in foreign securities slowed sharply to $2.5 million, from a record investment of $35.6 billion in March. As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $41.2 billion in the Canadian economy in April, nearly offsetting the net outflow of funds of the previous two months. Foreign investment in Canadian securities reached $41.2 billion in April, the largest amount since March 2022. The investment was mainly in debt securities and, ... (full story)