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Eurozone growth revised upward, while Brexit risk looms

The European Commission says the recovery across the 19-country eurozone is set to remain fairly buoyant this year. In its latest forecast, the European Union’s executive arm said it expects 2018 growth to be 2.3%, just shy of the 2.4% rate it is predicting for 2017—preliminary figures last week from the EU’s statistics agency showed […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |February 7, 2018

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Commercial real estate trends to watch in 2018

The downtown areas of Vancouver and Toronto are expected to remain the most coveted of markets for investment.

By Staff |February 6, 2018

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Clients want to know: Why the sudden stock market drop?

Investors may be wondering what to make of the dramatic sell-off

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |February 6, 2018

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Best Canadian cities for economic growth

The Canadian city with the largest economic upswing in 2017 was Hamilton, Ont., finds National Bank’s metropolitan economic momentum index (MEMI). The MEMI gauges economic growth in census metropolitan areas, with an emphasis on their fiscal capacity. Hamilton’s MEMI rose 5.1% on a year-over-year basis in Q4, buoyed by employment gains and non-residential construction. Read: […]

By Staff |February 5, 2018

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