Economic Indicators

Impact of future rate hikes will be minor

Rising interest rates are expected to have little impact on the asset allocation of portfolio managers. “The slow pace of Canada’s economic recovery means interest rate are not likely to dramatically increase, which means it will not drastically affect how we position our portfolios,” says Stephen Lingard, vice-president, director of research, Franklin Templeton Managed Investment […]

By Vikram Barhat |April 1, 2010

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Emerging markets take the wheel

The global economic landscape will change significantly in the next 10 years and major emerging markets will account for over 55% of global output by 2020, says Paul Jenkins, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada. He was speaking at a forum titled “Beyond Recovery: Sustaining Economic Growth”, organised by the Economic Club of […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 30, 2010

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Growth will force rate hike: Desjardins

Strong rebalancing over the next two years will steer the global economy toward a safer and sounder footing, but concerns linger, according to the latest report from Desjardins Group’s economics department. The report says many countries — including the U.S. and Canada — have shown improved economic performances recently, although to date this recovery has […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 22, 2010

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Expect ‘risk-filled’ recovery: TD

The global economic recovery is well underway, but there remain significant threats to growth, according to economists at TD Financial Group. The primary drivers of the recovery have been resurgent growth in emerging markets and stimulative policy measures in more developed countries. “Initially, central banks and governments responded to the financial crisis like a trauma […]

By Steven Lamb |March 18, 2010

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