Economic Indicators

Economic Indicators

Manufacturing sales slip from November’s record high: StatsCan

But, overall, Q4 looked good, says expert

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 16, 2018

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U.S. builders struggling to meet housing demand

Groundbreakings on new homes jumped 9.7% last month in the U.S.

By Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press |February 16, 2018

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Ontario Tory candidates united against minimum wage hike, carbon tax

A Progressive Conservative government in Ontario would not implement a planned minimum wage increase next year

By Paola Loriggio and Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |February 16, 2018

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Canadian inflation and retail data on tap for next week

Economic news to watch in Canada, the U.S. and elsewhere

By Staff |February 16, 2018

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4 in 10 Canadians have made withdrawals from RRSPs: survey

Canadians are dipping into retirement savings to fund short-term expenses, BMO Financial Group finds in its eighth annual RRSP study. According to the study, the first part of which was released earlier this month, 40% of Canadians have made a withdrawal from their RRSPs. Those who have done so have withdrawn an average of $20,952—an […]

By Staff |February 15, 2018

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Are mortgage rules leading customers away from big banks?

Home Capital Group Inc. believes early results from this year suggest more mortgage business might migrate its way

By Armina Ligaya, The Canadian Press |February 15, 2018

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Rate hikes, mortgage rules lead to home sales decline: CREA

Average home price rose by 2.3%, when compared with last year

By Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press |February 15, 2018

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Why U.S. corporate earnings could boom in 2018

Three factors that are driving U.S. corporate earnings trends

By Jessica Bruno |February 15, 2018

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Vancouver drives house price index in January: National Bank

Canadian house prices rose 0.3% in January, finds the Teranet–National Bank House Price Index. But the gain wasn’t broad-based: only four of the 11 constituent cities recorded increases in the month. Read: Explain new lease agreements to residential landlords in Ontario The main contributor was Vancouver (+1.2%), followed byVictoria (+1.0%), Toronto (+0.2%) and Montreal (+0.1%). […]

By Staff |February 14, 2018

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CPI increases in U.S., fuelling inflation fears

U.S. consumer prices, excluding the volatile food and energy categories, rose 0.3% last month. That was the biggest climb in a year and is likely to fan inflation fears in financial markets. The Labor Department says overall consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, the most in four months. Inflation rose 2.1% from a year earlier, […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |February 14, 2018

3 min read

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