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Canada’s inflation rate ticked higher to 1.5% in February
Broad-based price gains include costs for mortgage interest, vegetables and car insurance
- By: Staff, with files from The Canadian Press
- March 22, 2019 March 22, 2019
- 10:29
Conference Board downgrades 2019 growth forecast
The federal budget is unlikely to impact the country’s economic outlook, a report says
- By: Staff
- March 21, 2019 March 21, 2019
- 14:05
Feds to introduce automatic CPP enrolment, raise GIS ceiling
The moves are among several budget measures aimed at retirees
- By: Staff
- March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019
- 14:40
Fed predicts lower growth, no hikes for 2019
Key interest rate was left unchanged on Wednesday
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019
- 14:32
Fitch cuts global growth forecasts
The rating agency predicts Canada’s economy will grow by 1.6% in 2019
- By: Staff
- March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019
- 12:58
Workforce getting older, more reliant on immigrants: StatsCan
The government agency has published its projections for the Canadian job market in 2036
- By: Staff
- March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019
- 10:27
Fed set to signal no expectation of rate hikes anytime soon
Analysts also expect an updated forecast for economic growth
- By: The Associated Press
- March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019
- 13:40
M&A volume will dip by 0.2% in 2019: survey
Risk of recession, fears of trade protectionism seen as biggest concerns for dealmakers
- By: Staff
- March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019
- 12:47
Canada saw a record securities inflow in January: StatsCan
Canadian investors shed foreign holdings, while foreign investors piled into Canadian securities
- By: Staff
- March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019
- 11:46
Poll finds Canadians are feeling anxious about the economy
Half of respondents in Alberta and Saskatchewan say their standard of living has decreased
- By: Staff
- March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019
- 10:49
Federal budget will aim to make housing more affordable for millennials
Housing affordability measures to focus on supply, demand and regulation
- By: Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
- March 18, 2019 March 19, 2019
- 10:20
RBC cuts Canadian 2019 growth forecast to 1.5%
The report says the Bank of Canada will likely raise interest rates later this year as price pressures increase
- By: Staff
- March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019
- 11:52
Central bank says rising global debt is holding back growth
BoC warns debt loads could be an “amplifying factor” in an economic downturn
- By: Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
- March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019
- 10:56
Home sales, average prices down in February: CREA
The association says sales were down 4.4% compared to a year ago
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019
- 10:36
Household debt grew faster than income in Q4
There was roughly $1.79 in credit market debt for every dollar of household disposable income
- By: Staff, with files from The Canadian Press
- March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019
- 12:34
Debt service costs continue to rise for Canadian households
Rising rates leave households, banks vulnerable to downturn, Moody's warns
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019
- 11:41
How the Liberals could apply fiscal room in 2019 budget
Economists expect the government to offer stimulative measures and election goodies
- By: Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
- March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019
- 09:28
U.S. consumer prices saw modest February increase
Some economists expect inflation to pick up as the benefits of higher wages flow through the economy
- By: The Associated Press
- March 12, 2019 March 12, 2019
- 16:23
U.S. retail sales up slightly in January after December drop
Growth could fall below a 1% annual rate in the first three months of this year
- By: The Associated Press
- March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019
- 10:32
Canadian business news to watch this week
Home sales and household debt numbers, and a BoC speech are on the agenda
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019
- 09:13
February U.S. job gains smallest in a year and a half
A harsh winter may have contributed to U.S. employers adding just 20,000 jobs
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019
- 11:56
Canada added 55,900 jobs in February
The surge last month followed an even bigger gain of 66,800 positions in January
- By: Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
- March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019
- 11:43
Canadian housing starts trend lower
New residential construction remains above historical average
- By: Advisor Staff
- March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019
- 11:00
Housing starts jump in U.S.
New residential construction rose 18%, led by single-family houses
- By: Josh Boak, The Associated Press
- March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019
- 10:19