
High gas prices may have curbed downward inflation trend in January: economists
Economists have been encouraged by recent month-to-month trends, which have shown prices have been rising at a slower pace.
High gas prices may have curbed downward inflation trend in January: economists
Economists have been encouraged by recent month-to-month trends, which have shown prices have been rising at a slower pace.
Home sales in Canada post worst start to the year since 2009: CREA
The drop came as January sales also fell on a month-over-month basis as they dropped three per cent compared with December.
Canadian labour market shows no signs of slowing despite high interest rates
Employment growth in Canada blew past economists’ predictions in January, even as forecasters had expected higher interest rates to weigh on the labour market.
BoC expected to deliver eighth consecutive rate hike, but it’s probably the last one
Economists don’t believe the Bank of Canada is ready to hit the brakes on its interest rate-hiking cycle just yet.
Resilient economy may muddle inflation fight, recession still expected: economists
Canadian households and the overall economy have proven surprisingly resilient in the face of rising interest rates, said senior economists from the big banks.
Canada will see weakest level of home sales since 2001 this year: TD report
The housing market outlook from economist Rishi Sondhi attributes the prediction to the poorest affordability level since the late 80s and early 90s.
Small business outlook for year improves slightly, still shows recession fears: CFIB
Small business owners have a slightly better outlook on the year ahead than a month ago but their short-term outlook has worsened
BoC expected to end year off with one more rate increase, likely to pause hikes soon
Forecasters anticipate the central bank will raise its key interest rate, which is currently at 3.75 per cent, by either a quarter or half a
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate edges up to 4.2% in October
In its latest labour force survey, Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate for last month held steady at 5.2 per cent as more
CREA reports home sales in typically busy September continued to slow
Compared with a year ago, home sales in September were down 32.2 per cent and about 12 per cent below the pre-pandemic 10-year average for
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