David Tulk, institutional portfolio manager, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC, discusses the recent Bank of Canada irate hike, the likelihood of a further hike this year, and signs of slowing economic growth.
Surging employment, consumer demand and rising exports will drive solid growth through 2020
Alberta has said goodbye to a two-year recession, but it will likely be a few years before a stronger and more resilient economy emerges, according to a report from ATB Financial released Thursday. The Edmonton-based financial institution latest Alberta economic outlook forecasts that the province will enjoy real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.2% […]
U.S. growth revised downward
Resource revenues in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland may be lower than forecast in 2017-18
However the IMF trimmed its projection for 2017 to 1.9% growth compared with an earlier forecast of 2%
New report suggests that demographics will be a key drag on advanced country economies
Bond markets could come under pressure
Craig Fehr, principal, investment strategist at Edward Jones, reviews four factors that will influence the pace of economic growth in Canada over the balance of 2017 and the next several years: oil, housing, trade and interest rates.
Most economists expect the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee to raise interest rates at this week’s Fed meeting