Low oil prices, potential rate hike might require portfolio changes
Expectations mount on the back of an optimistic business outlook survey
The data offer "mixed momentum"
Why foreign investors shouldn't jump to conclusions about NAFTA and Home Capital
Loonie drops again in April, faced with U.S. trade policy and dovish central bank
Because the hike isn't about tighter monetary policy.
Canada’s economy regained momentum in the second half of 2016 and is poised for sustained growth throughout 2017, reveals an RBC report. GDP growth of 1.3% is expected for 2016, 1.8% for 2017 and 2.1% for 2018. “The Canadian consumer drove growth again in 2016,” says Craig Wright, senior vice-president and chief economist at RBC, […]
Prospects for the loonie, greenback and others.
Douglas Porter isn’t quite ready to call a big turnaround for inflation. Bond prices sank and yields reached a 2016 high this week as markets digested Trump’s surprise victory. Traders, predicting higher interest rates, had trimmed almost US$1.5 trillion in value from corporate and sovereign bonds as of Monday. This has led asset managers to […]
Consumer insolvencies have jumped in provinces affected by the energy sector downturn and it could keep going up.