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As leverage rises, systemic stress may also be lurking: Fitch Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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As leverage rises, systemic stress may also be lurking: Fitch

Higher borrowing, overheated housing markets are vulnerabilities

By James Langton |August 17, 2021

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Ontario boosts Covid-19 spending amid uncertainty around variants Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Ontario boosts Covid-19 spending amid uncertainty around variants

The province is putting an additional $2.2 billion toward Covid-19 spending

By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press |August 12, 2021

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Unemployment rate at lowest level since March Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Unemployment rate at lowest level since March

Yet, July's job gains were seen primarily in Ontario and in the service sector

By The Canadian Press |August 6, 2021

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U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July

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U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July

The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, as the U.S. economy bounces back

By Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press |August 6, 2021

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