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Why this PM is overweight energy for 2018

There's more to the energy sector than oil prices

By Mark Burgess |January 23, 2018

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Minimum wage increases trickle upward

There’s been plenty of good news about economic growth, both in Canada and globally. Observing that macro trend naturally results in micro musings. Specifically, when are we all getting a raise? Certainly, some minimum-wage workers already have more money in their pockets—and that’s trickling up to higher earners in some cases. Read: Canadian job market […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |January 22, 2018

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IMF hikes growth outlook for Canada, world

The International Monetary Fund is raising its estimate for economic growth in Canada this year. The international organization says it now projects Canada’s economy will grow 2.3% this year, up from an estimate of 2.1% in October. Growth for 2019 is forecast at 2%, up from an earlier projection for 1.7%. In its January monetary […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |January 22, 2018

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What U.S. government shutdown means for GDP, markets

Update on Jan. 22, 2018, at 2 p.m.: A Senate agreement has reopened the U.S. federal government. The U.S. government has been shut down since midnight on Friday—and that could negatively affect growth in Q1, says TD senior economist Leslie Preston in a weekly economics report. The last 16-day shutdown lowered real GDP by 0.3 […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |January 22, 2018

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