Although Ontario manufacturers will be stung by a U.S. slump, several factors will help save the day
Economic growth will continue but be tempered by low natural gas prices, inflation and negative interprovincial migration
The big question for 2008 is what becomes of the economies of Ontario and Quebec if the U.S. slides into recession. Will they avoid the U.S.’s fate, given the volumes their manufacturing sectors sell south of the border? It doesn’t seem possible, yet Central Canada thinks it can weather a U.S. downturn. Quebec is relying […]
GDP in Western provinces to be boosted by commodity prices
30% hedged against further equity selloff: survey
Finance ministers, central bank governors issue statement
Although the EU12 face risks associated with a slowing western Europe and a stronger euro, there are positive signs
Expect energy, materials to spur late year turnaround for TSX
Applause erupted at a mutual fund forum in Toronto today when keynote speaker Steve Forbes suggested Canada could be a “beacon to the world” if only taxes were slashed.“You would have a long term boom, capital flowing in, brains being unleashed in a way never seen before,” said the president and CEO of Forbes Inc. […]
Impact of U.S. liquidity and credit crisis on the economic outlook remains unclear