Economy

Not all mortgage rate hikes are created equal

To get the best mortgage rate deal you need to hedge and shop aggressively.

By Romana King, MoneySense |November 18, 2016

3 min read

Transportation, shelter push up CPI to 1.5%

The October result matched the expectations of economists.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |November 18, 2016

2 min read

Why emerging markets are slowing, and more: BoC autumn report

The Bank of Canada has released its 2016 autumn review. It offers details on: Read: PM tries to score billions from institutional investors In a section on emerging markets, the report says those markets account for 60% of world domestic product, but that their growth has slowed since the financial crisis. Structural reform launched by […]

By Staff |November 17, 2016

1 min read

The digital economy is the economy, says minister

In a period of low economic growth, Canada needs to invest in developing talent and skills. In particular, the country needs to prepare all Canadians to compete and collaborate in a global and digital economy. This message was delivered by Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, at the 2016 conference of the […]

By Staff |November 17, 2016

2 min read