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Home Sales: Real Estate is Still Local [PDF]
ECONOFACTS
May 15 '12
Home Sales: Real Estate is Still Local: Canadian home sales rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.8% in April, as Canada’s housing market overall continues to grind higher... more [PDF]
May 11 '12
Cdn Jobs: Still Running Against the Wind: Just as the rest of the world is struggling with their old growth demons again, Canada’s job market decides to kick it up a notch... more [PDF]
BOTTOM LINE
May 2 '12
Will the U.S. Economy Go off the Fiscal Cliff?: The U.S. economy has hit a soft spot in recent weeks, but the longer-term outlook is very good as long as the upcoming so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ is avoided... more [PDF]
SPECIAL REPORT
May 17 '12
Canada/U.S. Price Gap & Cross-Border Shopping: And you thought the line-ups to get into the United States were long before... more [PDF]
Apr. 26 '12
Industry Outlook: Canadian Agricultural Prospects: After contracting during the two previous years, Canadian agricultural production remained largely flat in 2011 as a reduction in livestock production offset a modest improvement in crops... more [PDF]
Regional Close-up: Hamilton: The Hammer Is Coming Back: Economic growth remains lacklustre in Ontario, as fiscal restraint, a strong Canadian dollar and somewhat sluggish U.S. demand should pin growth below 2% this year... more [PDF]
RATES SCENARIO
May 7 '12
Rates Scenario for May 2012: The Fed is becoming less dovish... more [PDF]
FOCUS
May 11 '12
Is Greece In, or Out?
China’s Soft Landing Hits Turbulence
Canada Has Been a Job Machine
U.S. Economic Recovery Still “Halting at Times”
Global Bank Stocks Hit by JP Morgan Trading Losses
more [PDF]
PROVINCIAL UPDATE
Nov. 23 '11
Ontario Fall Update: Economy Downgraded; Restraint Looms: The Province of Ontario maintained its FY11/12 deficit projection at $16 bln, as lower revenues due to a downgraded economic outlook are offset by reduced interest costs and a smaller reserve allowance... more [PDF]
BUDGETS
Apr. 24 '12
Lower Oil Production Hits Revenues: The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is projecting a $258 million deficit... more [PDF]
GLOBAL EQUITY WEEKLY
May 11 '12
Whale of a Week: Equity markets were broadly lower this week amid political drama in Europe, further evidence that China’s economy is cooling, and capped off by a hefty trading loss at JPMorgan... more [PDF]
THE GOODS
Apr. 27 '12
BMO Commodity Index Posts Modest Gain: The BMO Capital Markets Commodity Price Index edged forward 0.5% to 193.7 (2003 = 100) in March... more [PDF]
NORTH AMERICAN OUTLOOK
Apr. 17 '12
Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Sustained by low interest rates and rising equity values, the U.S. expansion is broadening... more [PDF]
PROVINCIAL MONITOR
May 2012
Fiscal Repair Underway: The Canadian economy continues to grow at a moderate pace, and fiscal repair is broadly underway at both the provincial and federal levels... more [PDF]
STATE MONITOR
Feb. '12
Expansion Takes Root: U.S. economic growth picked up in the latter stages of 2011, with real GDP growing 2.8% in the fourth quarter... more [PDF]
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