Doug Porter
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How high will Bank of Canada raise rates? Economists are watching this metric to seeEconomists say the level of underlying or core inflation will be a key factor in determining how high the Bank of Canada takes interest rates in the months to come.MoneySep 14, 2022
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Why people across Canada should care about Toronto’s housing marketIf you're not living in Toronto, should you care about its housing market? Some economists say yes.ConsumerApr 18, 2017
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Alberta unemployment rate now higher than Nova Scotia’sAlberta's monthly unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in nearly 22 years in July, marking the first time the province has had a worse jobless rate than Nova Scotia, Statistics Canada said Friday.EconomyAug 5, 2016
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Trudeau’s budget promises were ‘far-fetched’: economistsExperts say it's not surprising that the Liberal government will blow through its initial projected deficit of $10 billion this coming year, and even less surprising that it won't find its way back to balanced books by 2019.EconomyFeb 11, 2016
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Stocks tumble on first trading day of 2016In what ended as the worst first day of trading in January in eight years on the New York Stock Exchange, investors watched stock prices tumble and braced for more losses. And Canadian investors weren't immune to the sell-off.ConsumerJan 4, 2016
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5 things to know about Canada’s job numbers right nowA surge of hiring last month isn't quite as good as it looks on the surface. But the latest jobs report suggests Canada's labour market is 'grinding along.'CanadaNov 6, 2015
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Budget surplus good news, but doesn’t predict the future: economistsIt's good news that Canada posted a small budget surplus in 2014-15, say economists, but that doesn't necessarily mean that budgets will stay balanced in future.MoneySep 14, 2015
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Why this recession isn’t like 2008’s and what that means for youCanada's economy is in recession, according to Statistics Canada's numbers, but this recession isn't nearly as bad as the last one.EconomySep 1, 2015
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Consumers, lenders on same page: little appetite for interest rate cutA new poll says most Canadians won't seek more debt even if interest rates are cut further. Banks aren’t overly keen to drop rates either, a separate report says.CanadaJul 14, 2015
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Gas prices are rising sharply again, here’s whyIt’s that time of year -- gas price grumbling season. Busier roadways and refinery "issues" have pushed average prices up 35% this summer, experts say.CanadaJun 22, 2015
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