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Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s inflation rate increased in March. The result was widely expected with commodity prices having risen in recent months, particularly the price of oil.
On Friday, Statistics Canada released Canada’s labour market data for March. The report showed signs of Canada’s labour market cooling, which could disrupt Canadian households, but might put the Bank ...
The cracks that had been emerging within the Canadian labour market suddenly got a lot wider. Employment edged down by 2K in March, against consensus expectations for a 25K increase.
Some interesting news this morning as Canada’s GDP grew by 0.6% in January, surpassing expectations of 0.4%. The healthy start could make the Bank of Canada’s rate decisions tougher.
Data released last Friday showed Canada’s economy added jobs for a seventh straight month. While the labour market remains relatively robust, underlying data points to some slowing conditions in the l...
As widely expected, the Bank of Canada (BoC) held its policy interest rate steady at its March meeting. This marked the fifth straight rate hold from Canada’s central bank as it seeks to bring inflati...