13 May

April’s Strong Job Gains Likely Postpone Rate Cuts Until July

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

April’s Strong Job Gains Likely Postpone Rate Cuts Until July Today’s StatsCanada Labour Force Survey for April blindsided economists by coming in much more robust than expected. Employment in Canada rose a whopping 90,400 in April, the most in 15 months, following a decline in March, surpassing forecasts by a large margin. Substantial job gains were posted […]

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16 Apr

Update on Inflation with March numbers

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

Great News On The Inflation Front The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% year-over-year in March, as expected, up a tick from the February pace owing to a rise in gasoline prices, as prices at the pump rose faster in March compared with February. Excluding gasoline, the all-items CPI slowed to a 2.8% year-over-year increase, […]

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12 Apr

Recent Signs Show Housing Activity Will Strengthen Meaningfully In April

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

Recent Signs Show Housing Activity Will Strengthen Meaningfully In April The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) announced today that national home sales for March were roughly flat, while new listings fell and prices stagnated. CREA analysts are confident that recent activity will harken stronger housing markets for the rest of this year. There is significant pent-up […]

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10 Apr

The Bank of Canada Remains Cautious but a rate cut in June is possible

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

The Bank of Canada Cautious, But A Rate Cut In June Is Possible Today, the Bank of Canada held the overnight rate at 5% for the sixth consecutive meeting and pledged to continue normalizing its balance sheet. Governor Macklem confirmed that inflation is moving in the right direction, labour markets are easing, and wage pressures […]

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8 Apr

March’s Weak Jobs Report Sets The Stage For A June Rate Cut

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

March’s Weak Jobs Report Sets The Stage For A June Rate Cut Today’s StatsCanada Labour Force Survey for March is much weaker than expected. Employment fell by 2,200, and the employment rate declined for the sixth consecutive month to 61.4%. Total hours worked in March were virtually unchanged but up 0.7% compared with 12 months earlier. The details […]

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19 Mar

Great News on the Canadian Inflation front!

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

Great News On The Inflation Front The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year in February, down from the 2.9% January pace and much slower than the 3.1% expected rate. Gasoline prices rose in Canada for the first time in five months, which led many analysts to forecast a rise in February inflation as seen […]

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6 Mar

No Recession in Canada, as Q4 GDP Growth Rose 1%

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

  The Bank of Canada Holds Rates Steady Until Core Inflation Falls Further Today, the Bank of Canada held the overnight rate at 5% for the fifth consecutive meeting and pledged to continue normalizing the Bank’s balance sheet. Policymakers remain concerned about risks to the outlook for inflation. The latest data show that CPI inflation […]

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29 Feb

Still No Recession In Canada Thanks to Huge Influx of Immigrants

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose a moderate 1.0% (seasonally adjusted annual rate), a tad better than expected and the Q3 contraction of -1.2% was revised to -0.5%. This leaves growth for 2023 at a moderate 1.1%. Monthly data, also released today by Statistics Canada, showed that December came in flat, well below the robust […]

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26 Feb

BC Budget Updates Feb 2024

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

The BC NDP Government has been active to start 2024. Last week, the provincial budget was tabled, and a couple big changes are coming to the real estate market. Updates to the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) Framework The 2024 provincial budget the BC Government is making three significant changes to the PTT Framework 1. Increase […]

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20 Feb

Canadian Inflation Falls to 2.9% in January, Boosting Rate Cut Prospects

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Posted by: Jen Lowe

Canadian Inflation Falls to 2.9% in January, Boosting Rate Cut Prospects The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% year-over-year in January, down sharply from December’s 3.4% reading. The most significant contributor to the deceleration was a 4% decline in y/y gasoline prices, compared to a 1.4% rise the month before (see chart below). Excluding gasoline, […]

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