Inflation

Economic Indicators

What muted inflation for October means

The annual pace of inflation slowed in October

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |November 17, 2017

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Economic Indicators

Higher food costs push up U.S. wholesale prices

Prices at the wholesale level climbed 0.4% in October and 2.8% over the past year.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |November 14, 2017

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Economic Indicators

Economic indicators point to further BoC rate hikes

Expect inflationary pressures soon

By Staff |November 6, 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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Mutual fund fees decrease returns: ESMA report

If you don’t find the Cumming research on mutual fund fees, flows and performance convincing, another mutual fund study has been published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Read: Industry response to embedded commissions ban: IFIC and Advocis The study analyzes mutual fund returns in relation to ongoing fees, one-off charges and inflation, […]

By Staff |October 25, 2017

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BoC to hold interest rate, analysts say

Canadian financial institutions are predicting the Bank of Canada won’t change its target for the overnight interest rate at its announcement next week. In a research note on Friday, CIBC Capital Markets chief economist Avery Shenfeld suggested the central bank wouldn’t raise the interest rate for a third time this year. Citing strong economic growth, […]

By Staff |October 20, 2017

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How to personalize inflation

Tell a Toronto homebuyer or an Iqaluit grocery shopper that inflation is just 1%, and they’ll laugh in your face. That’s because official inflation numbers blend hundreds of prices from across the country. To properly advise clients about rising costs, you need to look beyond economic statements. To start, let’s define key terms. Statistics Canada […]

By Melissa Shin |October 13, 2017

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Monetary policy to be data dependent: BoC

“There is no predetermined path for interest rates from here.” That remark came from Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz in a speech today that highlighted the central bank’s plan to carefully monitor economic indicators to decide on the direction of monetary policy. While growth in the second quarter far exceeded expectations, and showed the […]

By Staff |September 27, 2017

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Inflation

What muted inflation for October means

Higher food costs push up U.S. wholesale prices

Economic indicators point to further BoC rate hikes

BoC defends cautious stance on rates

Mutual fund fees decrease returns: ESMA report

Canadians to feel the pinch if rates rise: survey

BoC to hold interest rate, analysts say

How to personalize inflation

Higher growth, inflation forecast through 2024: report

Monetary policy to be data dependent: BoC