Economic Indicators

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Economic Indicators

CPP Fund exceeds $183 billion

The CPP Fund ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2013 with net assets of $183.3 billion.

By Staff |May 17, 2013

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Low rates breed zombies, BoC warns

Slashing interest rates and printing wads of money may have saved the global economy from catastrophe, but taking back all the monetary candy opens the world to new risks, the Bank of Canada warns in a research paper.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 17, 2013

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Grocery bills bite into Canadians’ budgets

Grocery bills are eating into Canadian household budgets.

By Staff |May 16, 2013

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295,000 private-sector jobs unfilled in Q1

The percentage of unfilled private-sector jobs has remained steady, but almost 300,00 are still being left vacant.

By Staff |May 16, 2013

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