Unemployment remains a major concern
U.S. economy to accelerate its growth rate to 3.2% next year
Employment trends and business investment remain a cause for concern
Craig Fehr, Canadian market strategist for Edward Jones, predicts accelerating growth in developed markets in 2014, slightly slowing growth in emerging markets and the fastest global economic growth we have seen in three years. He suggests a few advantageous portfolio asset allocation strategies for 2014.
Growth yes, but IMF still sees plenty to worry about
A shrinking work force combined with an aging population will pose challenges for the province’s economy
Slower growth implies a lower rate of profit growth, and lower investment returns generally
Growth to average above 4% from 2016 to 2018
Soft currency good for exporters, but bad for everything else
Rising exports will lead to more business investment and job creation by 2016, economist says