Companies have modest hiring plans, low wage-growth expectations, Bank of Canada says
Workforce numbers and wages are expected to remain lower
- By: The Canadian Press
- October 19, 2020 October 19, 2020
- 13:05
Workforce numbers and wages are expected to remain lower
Producers should be feeling better after an improvement from the second quarter
Retail sales finally returned to pre-virus levels
Experts predict the Bank of Canada will continue to focus on inflation targeting
Canadian debt back in demand, domestic investors add U.S. securities
Bearish investors are baking in their personal pandemic experiences, says Horizons ETFs CEO
Retail sales jumped 1.9% last month, better than economists expected
A new report from PwC examines the pandemic’s effects on the real estate market
Sales were up 45.6% from last year
U.S. investors, meanwhile, are increasingly skeptical
But remaining at home comes with a price tag, according to StatsCan
Over 40% have suffered online security incidents during pandemic, StatsCan reports
The pandemic has intensified concerns such as labour practices, diversity and safety
Research finds disconnect in investors' reported risk tolerance
More than $81.6 billion was paid to 8.9 million people through the CERB
Kirkland Lake Gold and Yamana Gold plan to hike dividends
Most active managers underperformed amid extreme volatility
Two in five Canadians say their finances deteriorated during the first wave
U.S. bank saw few loan losses during the quarter
If true, the economic contraction would be the worst annual plunge since the Great Depression
The consumer price index rose 0.2% last month
The bank's net income fell to $3.23 billion from $4.91 billion a year ago