Higher rates weigh on demand, lower lumber prices cut construction costs
All agreed ongoing rate increases “would be appropriate''
Canada among the strongest in the G7 for growth in 2022
Inflation slowed to 5.9%, down from 6.3% in December
Increases in bankruptcy and debt restructurings reflect rising pressures, alongside normalizing numbers, TD reports
Tighter funding conditions are squeezing upstarts, benefiting traditional firms
BoC ready to raise rates further if inflation sticks around
Investment activity expected to remain subdued in 2023, KPMG reports
Huge job gains defy forecasts that higher rates would slow the economy
Kazuo Ueda has the difficult task of steering the world's third-largest economy out of a time of ultra-easy credit