Not technically a recession yet, but painful all the same
BMO lowers 2023 GDP forecasts for Canada, U.S.
- By: James Langton
- September 8, 2022 September 8, 2022
- 10:13
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- By: James Langton
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Inflation ticks down for a change in OECD countries
Cooling in energy markets takes the edge off price pressure
- By: James Langton
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Total consumer debt hit $2.32 trillion in Q2, up 8.2% from year ago: Equifax
Consumer insolvency rose to the highest level since the start of the pandemic
- By: The Canadian Press
- September 6, 2022 September 6, 2022
- 11:16
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A full-point rate hike isn't out of the question next week, NBF says
- By: James Langton
- September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022
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Record overvaluation in U.S. housing market
Prices have yet to respond to rising mortgage rates, Moody's reports
- By: James Langton
- September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022
- 14:23
Productivity ticked up in Q2: StatsCan
Output growth outpaced hours worked for a change, but productivity lags pre-pandemic level
- By: James Langton
- September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022
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Rating agency lowers price calls of base and precious metals on gloomier forecast
- By: James Langton
- September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022
- 14:52
Wanted: Productivity investment
GDP and job markets bounced back from the pandemic, but R&D and business investment still lag
- By: James Langton
- September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022
- 14:38
Recession now likely for Europe amid gas shutdown
Russian gas shock to have damaging supply and demand impacts, Fitch says
- By: James Langton
- September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022
- 13:02
Global growth outlook dims: Moody’s
Forecasts for 2022, 2023 reduced amid rising rates, commodity price shock
- By: James Langton
- August 31, 2022 August 31, 2022
- 15:13
The failed promise of crypto diversification
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- August 31, 2022 August 31, 2022
- 14:22
Robo advice shines for borrowers: study
Automated advice optimizes debt management, FCA finds — if consumers let it
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2022 August 30, 2022
- 15:39
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The goods surplus hit its highest mark since the global financial crisis
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2022 August 30, 2022
- 12:46
Businesses optimistic in face of ongoing obstacles
StatsCan survey finds businesses are expecting growth amid shortages and rising costs
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2022 August 30, 2022
- 12:37
Insolvency filings drop in July
Despite monthly easing, activity remains elevated from 2021
- By: James Langton
- August 29, 2022 August 29, 2022
- 16:18
BMO sees signs of Q3 slowdown
Early indicators point to weakness in business confidence, housing market
- By: James Langton
- August 29, 2022 August 29, 2022
- 13:26
Q2 growth remains sluggish in OECD
All G7 countries are now at, or above, pre-pandemic output levels
- By: James Langton
- August 29, 2022 August 29, 2022
- 13:06
With rates on the rise, how low can home prices go?
More declines from recent highs are likely, but prices should remain above pre-pandemic levels
- By: IE Staff, Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
- August 26, 2022 August 26, 2022
- 12:05
Strong sales continue in industrial real estate market amid tight demand: report
Office vacancies rose along with residential rents, Morguard says
- By: Mark Burgess
- August 26, 2022 August 26, 2022
- 11:01
Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’
Powell's message may disappoint investors who were hoping for a signal that the Fed might soon moderate its rate increases
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- August 26, 2022 August 26, 2022
- 10:12
Business confidence stable but low, CFIB says
Labour and cost challenges ebbed slightly in August
- By: IE Staff
- August 25, 2022 August 25, 2022
- 11:44
U.S. economy shrank for second straight quarter in Q2
The economic contraction meets one informal sign of recession
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- August 25, 2022 August 25, 2022
- 10:20