Shelter costs skewing economic picture, impairing monetary policy
Financial strains continue amid high rates, but recession risk receding
Americans have continued to consume at a solid rate
Official figures were released as economy takes centre stage in runup to general election
Robust consumer spending is fuelled by credit growth, report says
Desjardins and CIBC examine both near- and long-term challenges
Banks, insurers tend to benefit from higher rates even as financial stress builds, rating agencies say
Commodity producers to hold up better than interest-sensitive regions
Lagging effect of higher rates likely to bite this year, report says
Foreign-worker flows are a key uncertainty in forecast, Desjardins says