GDP
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Bank of Canada holds interest rate as it ponders timing of next hike
Poloz says economy’s unable to continue running at full tilt without the power of lower rates.
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Economy expands 1.7% in Q4 to cap off 2017 at 3% GDP
Growth in the fourth quarter was driven by a 2.3% increase in business investment.
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Punting NAFTA talks into 2019 would cost Canada 0.2% of GDP
Soctiabank projects the country would still see modest economic growth of 2.3% on the year
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Manufacturing helped boost economic growth in November: Statistics Canada
Sector gained 1.8%, the largest monthly increase since February 2014.
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World Bank predicts solid 3.1% global growth in 2018
Also forecasting solid growth of 3% in 2019 and 2.9% in 2020 after 3% expansion in 2017
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Don’t be fooled, Canada’s economy is in decline
Private and international investors have lost confidence; not a competitive place to do business.
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Economy slows as real GDP contracted 0.1% in August: Statistics Canada
The two-month lull in activity reinforces the point that the frothy growth of the past year is done.
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Canada’s economy pauses in July easing rate hike expectations
Recent pace of growth over the last year won’t be sustained going forward: RBC
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Headlines about economic growth hide underlying problems
Investors are losing confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do business.
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Household spending, exports drive economy past expectations with 4.5% growth
Exports in goods and services rose 2.3%, while the export of energy products increased 9.2%.
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US economic growth upgraded to 3% rate in Q2
GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the April-June quarter, its best showing since a 3.2% gain in Q1 of 2015.
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High debt, boom and bust cycles equal trouble: MLI
Macdonald-Laurier Institute warns servicing debt adds to the risk that imperils growth.
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Canada’s GDP is looking up, 1.9% or 2.6% depending on who’s counting
Will benefit from improved commodity prices and a stronger outlook for the US.
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Manufacturing helps GDP grow 0.4% in November
Exceeds economists’ initial forecast of a 0.3% gain for the month.
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Worst manufacturing output in October weighs down economic growth
GDP contracted by 0.3% for the month, the first decline since the Fort McMurray wildfires in May.
