Economic Indicators

Big banks weigh in on 2019 rate hikes

None of the banks expect a January hike, but that's where consensus ends

By Staff |December 10, 2018

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Annual pace of housing starts picked up in November, tops expectations

However, the new year could bring a pullback

By The Canadian Press |December 10, 2018

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Ontario’s deficit to reach $12.3B this year, financial watchdog says

Cancelling cap-and-trade and reversing tax increases, combined with a weaker economic forecast, contributed to the change

By The Canadian Press |December 10, 2018

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Surge in jobs drives unemployment rate to 40-year low of 5.6%

But wage growth disappoints

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |December 7, 2018

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