Economic Indicators

Foreign investors stock up on Canadian bonds

StatsCan reports surge in foreign buying for August, as Canadian investors trim offshore portfolios

By James Langton |October 18, 2022

2 min read

Annual pace of housing starts up in September, hitting highest level since Nov. 2021

Multi-unit urban starts up 16%, single-detached urban stays flat

By The Canadian Press |October 18, 2022

1 min read

Most consumers, businesses expect recession but views on inflation diverge: BoC

Businesses expect to raise prices more slowly and for wage increases to soften

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |October 17, 2022

3 min read

U.K.’s Truss drops tax cuts, axes Treasury chief amid turmoil

Yields on 10-year government bonds up, BoE ends emergency intervention

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press |October 14, 2022

4 min read