Growth

Economic Indicators

Why Canada’s GDP will drag in Q3

Rising rates aren't among the culprits

By Staff |November 27, 2017

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Economic Indicators

Loonie and dollar face headwinds

It’s been a great year for the loonie. In fact, “over the past six months, the C$ has been the best performing major currency,” note CIBC economists Andrew Grantham and Royce Mendes in a weekly economics report. The loonie’s strength coincides with Canada’s hot GDP streak. However, Canada’s growth is slowing, while that of other […]

By Staff |November 20, 2017

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Economic Indicators

BoC defends cautious stance on rates

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is maintaining rates for now, but not everyone is supportive of the cautious stance. For example, David Dodge, former BoC governor, tells Bloomberg that raising rates is the wise thing to do, considering the economy is close to capacity. Further, low rates encourage excessive borrowing by households and businesses — […]

By Staff |November 1, 2017

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Economic Indicators

Back to reality: Canada’s GDP slips in August

Details on the first monthly pullback since October 2016

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |October 31, 2017

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When the markets’ sweet spot will end

This is the longest stretch of synchronized global growth since the financial crisis, with every OECD economy currently expanding. Read: Canada’s growth tops G7 countries: IMF “We are referring to this period as the sweet spot because economic growth is occurring at a period of benign or tepid inflationary pressures,” say Craig Basinger and Derek […]

By Staff |October 16, 2017

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Look beyond U.S. for best investing opportunities: report

Heading into the final quarter of 2017, expect Canadian stocks to outperform U.S. stocks. That’s because of “a highly forgiving valuation discount, still robust economic activity and improving commodity prices,” says a Q4 global outlook report by BlackRock, with an introduction by Kurt Reiman and Aubrey Basdeo. Reiman is BlackRock’s chief investment strategist for Canada, […]

By Staff |October 11, 2017

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Growth

Why Canada’s GDP will drag in Q3

Loonie and dollar face headwinds

BoC defends cautious stance on rates

Back to reality: Canada’s GDP slips in August

What to expect from China’s new leaders

Most Canadian cities to see GDP growth in 2017, 2018

When the markets’ sweet spot will end

Businesses use tech, new markets to drive growth

Look beyond U.S. for best investing opportunities: report

Small biz braces for headwinds