CREA reports home sales down in March, average price up 11.2% from year ago
Buyers may have pushed forward purchases ahead of higher rates
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 19, 2022 April 19, 2022
- 13:00
Buyers may have pushed forward purchases ahead of higher rates
Weaker U.S. demand will outweigh commodity trade benefits for Canada
Shifts in demand favour higher-paid, more-productive jobs
BMO expects a Fed rate hike of 50 bps in May as inflation cuts spending power
Amid heightened volatility, equity underwriting activity tanks and debt offerings slip, Refinitiv reports
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CIBC sees room for further job gains without soaring wages
Provincial finances are set to improve dramatically as strong growth drives revenues
Jobless rate and number of jobless workers both drop below February 2020 mark
Financial markets now foresee much steeper rate hikes than Fed officials signaled as recently as last month
Leading indicators point to declining momentum for EU, while Canada, U.S. stable
Higher taxes offset benefit of efforts to cool housing market
Negative shocks to drive rates higher and weigh on economic growth
Underwriting fees drop, but completed M&A revenues rise
Investor concerns surfaced in recent weeks after U.S. yield curve inversions
Multiple half-point interest rate hikes “could be appropriate” in 2022, say some United States Federal Reserve policymakers
Younger Canadians are financially engaged but may lack investment know-how, a BMO survey suggests
Household income rose but net saving dropped for every age group, StatsCan reports
Prices continued higher in February for G20 and OECD