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I’m back from my Mexican adventure, and I’ve spent the last couple days getting back up to speed. It doesn’t look like a great deal has changed while I was away, with the markets looking fairly flat i...
The theme this week is that bad news can be good news. Economists expected a 1.5% increase in growth to end the year, but after five consecutive quarters of growth, those numbers actually came back at...
It’s been a rough week for the markets (mostly down south), as investors are desperate to discern what the Fed intends on doing with their rate hikes. The racket quieted down a bit today, and the U.S....
Inflation is still the number one topic of discussion these days, but the specter of recession is fading as employment and wage growth remains strong in North America. On the data front, we had Canadi...
Another month, another blockbuster job print for the Canadian economy. Today's data showed a gain of 150,000 jobs during January, ten times the consensus forecast and an acceleration from the already-...
Okay, probably a good time to go grab a coffee and settle in as there’s a lot to unpack today. It’s been a busy week on the economic news front, and most of it is looking pretty positive.
