Economic Indicators

Housing starts slow in April: CMHC

The annual pace of housing starts in April slowed compared with March, said the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of new home construction, which is seen as a measure of the health of the housing market, fell to 214,379 units in April compared with 225,459 in March. The move came […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 8, 2018

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U.S. unemployment dips to 3.9% as 164,000 jobs added

The pace of hiring has yet to be disrupted, though qualified job applicants are harder to find

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |May 4, 2018

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Higher prices mean it’s time for ‘torquier’ oil names

A look at recent oil prices and the drivers, and how to respond

By Katie Keir |May 3, 2018

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Canada’s trade deficit hits record $4.1 billion while U.S. deficit falls

Statistics Canada says the trade deficit for March increased to a record $4.1 billion as imports also reached a record high. The agency says the result compared with a trade deficit of $2.9 billion in February. Canadian imports climbed 6% to $51.7 billion in March due to the motor vehicles and parts sector as well […]

May 3, 2018

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Eurozone growth slows in Q1 after extended winter

After posting its highest growth in a decade during 2017, the 19-country eurozone lost some momentum at the start of the new year, largely because of temporary factors such as the “Beast from the East” cold weather phenomenon that gripped much of Europe in late winter. In its first estimate, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics […]

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Pace of U.S. factory growth slows again in April

U.S. manufacturers say the pace of their expansion continued to slow in April, with many factories saying their output is still growing but is crimped by shortages of workers and skills. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, reported Tuesday that its manufacturing index fell to 57.3% last month from March’s […]

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Economic Indicators

Housing starts slow in April: CMHC

U.S. unemployment dips to 3.9% as 164,000 jobs added

Higher prices mean it’s time for ‘torquier’ oil names

Canada’s trade deficit hits record $4.1 billion while U.S. deficit falls

Eurozone growth slows in Q1 after extended winter

Economy grew 0.4% in February, boosted by resource sector

Pace of U.S. factory growth slows again in April

C.D. Howe hands out financial reporting grades to feds and provinces

U.S. Q1 growth slowed but still beat expectations

Don’t bump up equity exposure—for now