Scotia Economics – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:32:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Scotia Economics – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Scotia cuts 2023 GDP forecast https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/scotia-cuts-2023-gdp-forecast/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:32:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=471735 Persistent core inflation remains the key risk to rates, economy

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]]> Wages, productivity pose threat to inflation fight https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/wages-productivity-pose-threat-to-inflation-fight/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:44:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=470366 Rising labour costs could mean a harder economic hit to curb inflation, Scotia report says

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]]> Scotia raises forecast on population surge https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/scotia-raises-forecast-on-population-surge/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:22:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469095 Demographics are boosting growth, but the rate outlook remains unchanged

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]]> Scotia sees rate hikes resuming as early as June https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/scotia-sees-rate-hikes-resuming-as-early-as-june/ Tue, 16 May 2023 20:05:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=465700 Strong inflation data coupled with housing market rebound makes case for more BoC tightening

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]]> Economy cools, but likely not enough for BoC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/economy-cools-but-likely-not-enough-for-boc/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:43:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456228 Scotia sees price pressures persisting even as growth slows

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]]> Mid-terms to impact U.S. policy, markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/mid-terms-to-impact-u-s-policy-markets/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:49:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=455122 Likely government gridlock may cheer stocks but raise sovereign credit risks

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]]> Lofty immigration plans to impact economy, markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/lofty-immigration-plans-to-impact-economy-markets/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:38:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454754 Ottawa's new targets may help solve labour market issues, but exacerbate housing challenges

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]]> Global recession unavoidable: Scotia https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/global-recession-unavoidable-scotia/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:59:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=451301 China and Europe are leading the downturn, while Canada and the U.S. may still skirt the worst

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]]> With rates on the rise, how low can home prices go? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/with-rates-on-the-rise-how-low-can-home-prices-go/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:05:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=450325 More declines from recent highs are likely, but prices should remain above pre-pandemic levels

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]]> Q2 forecast dips on weaker manufacturing sales https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/q2-forecast-dips-on-weaker-manufacturing-sales/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:29:30 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448016 Scotiabank's model forecast declines as supply issues dog sales in May

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