Statistics Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:05:40 +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 Statistics Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Employment numbers slide in February: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/employment-numbers-slide-in-february-statscan/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:05:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484773 Payrolls dip, but vacancies and wages rise

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]]> Raw materials prices rise in March: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/raw-materials-prices-rise-in-march-statscan/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:39:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484469 Surging crude energy prices drive higher raw material costs

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]]> Household debt climbs higher: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/household-debt-climbs-higher-statscan/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:32:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484285 Mortgage borrowing accelerates, while other sources of debt growth slow

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]]> Investors flock to foreign bonds: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/investors-flock-to-foreign-bonds-statscan/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:30:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484187 Foreign investors dump Canadian government debt

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]]> Labour market holding up, for now https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/labour-market-holding-up-for-now/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:29:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482917 Payrolls, weekly earnings, labour demand rose in January, StatsCan reports

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]]> Economic questions loom as demographics shift https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/economic-questions-loom-as-demographics-shift/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:58:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482815 Curbing temporary workers to ease pressure on housing will hurt growth

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]]> Canada’s business population shrinks https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-business-population-shrinks/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:02:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482667 First decline since 2017 bodes ill for employment prospects, NBF says

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]]> Household debt continues to swell: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/household-debt-continues-to-swell-statscan/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:18:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482467 Credit card balances rise as mortgage growth slows

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]]> Surge in newcomers slows population aging: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/surge-in-newcomers-slows-population-aging-statscan/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:01:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480803 For the first time, millennials outnumber baby boomers, thanks to robust immigration

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]]> Housing shortages, affordability issues entrenched: reports https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/housing-shortages-affordability-issues-entrenched-reports/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:16:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479951 Desjardins and CIBC examine both near- and long-term challenges

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