Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press

Rosa Saba is a reporter with The Canadian Press, a national news agency headquartered in Toronto and founded in 1917.

Economic Indicators

Young Canadians more anxious about debt: Equifax

Recent survey finds 36% reported having missed a bill payment this year

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | October 30, 2023

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Consumers overestimating how low, and how fast, interest rates will fall: economists

Neutral rate may be rising due to government deficits and changing supply chains

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | October 27, 2023

4 min read

Industry

`Pawns in this chess game’: Questions remain about CPA Canada split

The Ontario and Quebec organizations cited concerns about financial transparency regarding education programs

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | October 10, 2023

4 min read

Market Insights

Home prices post second biggest monthly jump since 2006

"This may be the last hurrah for a while for home prices," chief economist says

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | August 18, 2023

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Shorter fixed-rate mortgages take spotlight as borrowers feel pinch of higher rates

By January of this year, variable-rate mortgages had fallen to 16.7% of new and renewed mortgages, while 1-5 year fixed-rate mortgages constituted 64%

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | July 14, 2023

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Signs of cooling wage growth encouraging amid inflation fight: economists

All eyes will be on the labour force survey at the end of this week

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | July 5, 2023

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Canadians’ household debt is high, but risk of major shock is low: economists

While more Canadians will fall behind on debt payments, recent report says most households will manage

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | June 28, 2023

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Businesses’ changing credit usage a worrying trend: Equifax

Latest numbers highlight growing stress in the industrial and financial trades

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | June 20, 2023

3 min read

Industry

Markets slump Friday as investors grapple with banking fallout, rate uncertainty

Big banks don’t necessarily have same problem as regional banks: Mackenzie CIO

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | March 17, 2023

4 min read

Industry

Credit unions beating big banks when it comes to women in executive roles: report

The report said the pipeline of female talent seems to shrink going up the ranks

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | March 8, 2023

3 min read

Industry

Keeping the cost of death down

Planning helps clients avoid overspending on funerals, burials

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press | February 23, 2023

4 min read

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