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U.S. adds 201K jobs in August as unemployment rate holds

Sign of confidence that consumers and businesses will keep spending

By The Associated Press |September 8, 2018

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‘Noisy’ Canadian jobs numbers offer mixed results

August data revealed even more turbulence in the month-to-month numbers

By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press |September 8, 2018

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Selling price of GTA homes rose 4.7% in August

August marked the third month of year-over-year sales growth for the GTA

By The Canadian Press |September 6, 2018

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U.S. productivity rose at 2.9% rate in Q2

The Labor Department on Thursday affirmed last month's report

By The Associated Press |September 6, 2018

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Most U.S. homebuilder stocks down more than 15%

A slowdown in U.S. home sales, due to a dip in affordability, is having an impact

By The Associated Press |September 6, 2018

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What propelled Canada’s economy to Q2 gains

GDP growth shouldn't change the BoC's rate path

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |September 6, 2018

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U.S. housing less affordable as borrowing costs rise

Average mortgage rates began to climb after U.S. tax cuts signed into law last year

By The Associated Press |September 6, 2018

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Canada’s trade deficit shrinks in July

Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world shrank in July, and the country’s trade surplus with the U.S. grew to its largest since 2008. Canada’s trade deficit was $114 million in July, down from $743 million the previous month, reports StatsCan. The July deficit is the smallest since the most recent surplus in December 2016. […]

By Staff |September 5, 2018

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BoC holds interest rate, but data ‘reinforce’ view more hikes needed

The Bank of Canada left its interest rate unchanged Wednesday in what could be just a brief pause along its gradual path to higher rates. The central bank kept its benchmark at 1.5%—but many experts have predicted it could introduce another increase as early as next month. In a statement Wednesday, the Bank of Canada […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |September 5, 2018

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Still room for optimism in this bull market

Many investors are concerned with the length of the current economic expansion

By Sharon Ho |September 5, 2018

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