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Fed watchers seek hints about rate hikes beyond 2018

Trade tensions weigh on rates outlook

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What an increase in wholesale sales means for GDP

July's data beat expectations

  • September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018
  • 11:15
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Fed rate, Canadian GDP numbers coming this week

What to watch for

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2018 September 24, 2018
  • 16:25
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Ontario finance minister projects $15B deficit

``The hole is deep and it will require everyone to make sacrifices without exception,'' Fedeli said

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Case for interest rate hike builds as underlying inflation measures rise

But a wild card remains in play

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Mackenzie and Quadrus to merge seven mutual funds

Mergers would take effect next year

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2018 September 21, 2018
  • 14:30
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Despite likelihood of NAFTA deal, BMO head worried about trade

Darryl White doesn't have one specific ask for Bill Morneau

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Where rates are headed—and how fast

Achieving a neutral policy rate of 2.5% to 3.5% will be a slow process

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‘Zombie’ firms dragging down productivity: Deloitte

About 16% of Canadian public companies fit into the OECD's category, a new study says

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Canadians’ net worth rising but so are debt levels

Clients with large mortgages could be challenged as rates rise

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Portfolio effects of changing monetary policy

Lower economic growth and returns, alongside heightened volatility, could be on tap

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Canadian home sales rise nearly 1% in August: CREA

Statistics released Monday by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show a small increase in national home sales in August, but the housing market continues…

  • By: Staff
  • September 17, 2018 September 17, 2018
  • 13:53
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Canadian inflation and retail data coming this week

What to look for in the week ahead

  • By: Staff
  • September 14, 2018 September 14, 2018
  • 16:44
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U.S retail sales see modest rise in August after strong July

Rise was the smallest increase in six months

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Household debt rose slightly in Q2

The ratio was up from the first quarter but lower than the same period last year

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U.S. consumer prices rise 2.7% in August

Despite the monthly gain, annual inflation softened from the 2.9% pace

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Feds face calls for lower taxes to improve competitiveness

Various reports make the case but the government may prefer targeted measures

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Eurozone industrial activity falls in July, but growth outlook remains solid

A new RBC outlook report forecasts global growth for 2018 and 2019

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Brexit deal with EU ‘doable’ in two months: UK Treasury chief

Carney will delay his BoE departure to January 2020 to help navigate Brexit

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Canada needs clearer foreign investment rules to boost competitiveness: CIBC CEO

Canada should match a U.S. policy that allows companies to write off capital investments

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August housing starts fall below expectations

Pace of starts slowed in August when compared with July

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What happened to synchronized global growth?

Some areas of the world are growing much faster than others

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U.S. adds 201K jobs in August as unemployment rate holds

Sign of confidence that consumers and businesses will keep spending

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‘Noisy’ Canadian jobs numbers offer mixed results

August data revealed even more turbulence in the month-to-month numbers

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Selling price of GTA homes rose 4.7% in August

August marked the third month of year-over-year sales growth for the GTA