Economic Indicators

Europe faces uphill battle

This is the second of a three-part report on IHS Global Insight’s discussion on the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Economic growth in Europe will be sluggish and uneven in 2011, according to Howard Archer, chief European and U.K economist for IHS Global. In a recent webcast, he pointed to the slowdown in the third quarter […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |January 21, 2011

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Poll: Young Canadians not focused on retirement

Young Canadians are shying away from RRSPs.

By John Powell |January 19, 2011

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IHS reviews global outlook

According to Behravesh, the U.S. economy “has picked up steam and is going to grow quite a bit faster in 2011 than we originally thought. We were originally thinking about 2.5%; now we’re thinking it’s going to be over 3%—maybe as much as 3.5%.”

By Dean DiSpalatro |January 19, 2011

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Bank of Canada holds the line

The Bank of Canada has held the line on interest rates, maintaining the trendsetting Bank Rate at 1.25%. “The global economic recovery is proceeding at a somewhat faster pace than the Bank had anticipated, although risks remain elevated,” the Bank said in a statement. Both the U.S. and Europe are recovering, while some emerging markets […]

By Steven Lamb |January 18, 2011

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