Economy

Why you shouldn’t overreact to January’s labour market slump

Find out why

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 9, 2018

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What market turbulence means for Fed rate hikes

The path forward is likely trickier—and perhaps riskier

February 8, 2018

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Housing starts hold steady in January: CMHC

In January, the number of housing starts in Canada kept pace with the previous month

By Staff |February 8, 2018

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Commodity prices not best way to predict loonie’s value: report

Commodity prices aren’t the best predictor of the Canadian dollar’s future exchange rate, according to a new study from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Understanding the volatility of the Canadian exchange rate,” authors Martin Eichenbaum, Benjamin K. Johannsen and Sergio Rebelo find the current real exchange rate is more useful than commodity prices for forecasting […]

By Staff |February 8, 2018

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