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Alberta economy doing better than expected in June forecast: TD
Improvement in the jobless rate, positive population growth, more upbeat trends in stalled retail sales and housing sectors.
Alberta economy doing better than expected in June forecast: TD
Improvement in the jobless rate, positive population growth, upbeat trends in Alberta’s stalled retail sales and housing sectors.
Light vehicle sales post second best August on record, but fall 1.6 per cent
Ford was the volume leader with sales rising 7.1 per cent.
US lawsuit alleges 6 Canadian banks manipulated an interest rate benchmark
BMO, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, TD named in the action.
Deficit will be $5B higher than predicted: TD
Cumulative deficit is likely to be $16.5 billion higher than forecasted in the last budget over a five-year span.
Alberta downturn worst for economic growth in decades
Will contract 6.5% over 2015 and 2016, widely exceeding the 2.7% retreat of previous downturns.
‘Technical recession’ will be short lived: economists
TD forecasts third quarter growth in the 2% to 2.5% range.
TD’s chief economist to join C.D. Howe Institute
Craig Alexander will become the think-tank’s vice-president for economic analysis in September.
Economy shows strong growth in Q3: 3.5%
The latest numbers form Statistics Canada suggest the economy sprang back to life in Q3 with a 3.5% gain in GDP, but there is troubling news buried in the stats.
Canada a victim of US ‘super committee’ pratfall: analysts
Canada’s economy and jobs performance could become a victim of US politics, analysts say.
Manufacturing profits are up
Operating profits for Canadian corporations continued to grow in the first three months of this year, but at a slower pace than in recent quarters, as the economic recovery loses momentum.
