Economic Indicators

Oil leads positive outlook for commodities

Commodities are expected to broadly benefit from rising prices in 2017, reveals a Scotiabank report. The Scotiabank commodity price index gained 6.2% month-over-month in December as a large gain in oil and gas complemented monthly gains in all other sub-indices. Prices for North American benchmark WTI have been moderately upgraded to average $58 per barrel […]

By Staff |January 30, 2017

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New homes inventory in GTA at ‘crisis levels’

If your client is looking for a new home in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), she might be out of luck. And if she does find a property that meets her criteria, she should prepare herself for sticker shock — even by Toronto standards. That’s because the number of new homes available across the GTA […]

By Staff |January 30, 2017

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Heavy week for North American earnings, says analyst

Along with domestic GDP for November and the upcoming Fed meeting, watch for a slew of earnings releases.

By Staff |January 30, 2017

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How the Trump trade is running out of juice

How long until executive orders become more difficult?

By Staff |January 30, 2017

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