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Friday, September 5
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Focus

September 5, 2008 [PDF]
econoFACTS

Pink Slips Blacken U.S. Economic Prospects [PDF]

Canadian Jobs Go Back to School Early [PDF]
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Cdn. Economic Outlook [PDF]

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Thursday, September 4
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ISM Service Sector: Faint Hope [PDF]
ECONOFACTS
Sep. 5 '08
Pink Slips Blacken U.S. Economic Prospects: U.S. payroll employment dropped 84,000 in August, down for the eighth month in a row... more [PDF]
Canadian Jobs Go Back to School Early: Canadian employment was a bit better than expected in August, with jobs rising 15,200, after the wicked 55,200 drop in July... more [PDF]
Sep. 4 '08
ISM Service Sector: Faint Hope: The U.S. ISM non-manufacturing composite index unexpectedly rose to 50.6 in August from 49.5 in July... more [PDF]
BOTTOM LINE
Aug. 29 '08
The New Cold War: Russia began the latest flexing of its political and economic muscles as China, with the Beijing Olympics, was about to begin its triumphant coming out party... more [PDF]
SPECIAL REPORT
Aug. 19 '08
Auto Industry Monitor: U.S. vehicle sales very weak; Canadian sales buoyant: Combined light vehicle sales in Canada and the United States have plunged in 2008, running in July at their lowest levels in fifteen years... more [PDF]
Jul. 22 '08
Waterloo Region and Guelph: Economic Update: The Waterloo Region and Guelph have endured a couple of challenging years... more [PDF]
Jul. 15 '08
Sour Auto Market Conditions Deal Canada Heavy Blow: The wheels have come off the North American market for light vehicles this year... more [PDF]
RATES SCENARIO
Sep. 3 '08
Rates Scenario for September 2008: The Bank of Canada kept its policy rate at 3% on September 3... more [PDF]
BUDGETS
Apr. 29 '08
Nova Scotia: Playing it Safe: The Province of Nova Scotia is expecting its seventh consecutive year in the black with a projected surplus of $190 million... more [PDF]
Nfld. & Labrador: Black Rock: In the wake of yesterday’s report of its league-leading GDP growth, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is revising up its FY2007/08 surplus estimate to a record $1.4 billion... more [PDF]
FOCUS
Sep. 5 '08
U.S. Jobless Rate Surges
Canadian Employment Bounces Back
BoC on Hold…Less Dovish Than Expected
Global Equities Hammered
ECB and BoE on Hold
RBA Cuts Rates 25 bps
more [PDF]
GLOBAL EQUITY WEEKLY
Aug. 29 '08
Cdn Banks Survive Earnings Hurricane: Global equity markets were mostly higher this week as commodity stocks rallied... more [PDF]
THE GOODS
Aug. 20 '08
Commodity Markets Retreat: The BMO Capital Markets Commodity Price Index slid 2.5% in July to 251.7 (2003 = 100), with declines concentrated in energy and agriculture.... more [PDF]
INDUSTRY UPDATE
Feb. '07
Manufacturing In Canada: Longer-term Prospects in a Challenging Environment: Times are tough for the Canadian manufacturing sector.... more [PDF]
NORTH AMERICAN OUTLOOK
Jul. 23 '08
Stag + Flation = Lots of Trouble:
The North American economy remains weak with few signs of recovery
Soaring energy costs add to a laundry list of economic woes
Past monetary actions will support sluggish recovery next year
The Fed and Bank of Canada have little appetite to raise rates
more [PDF]
PROVINCIAL MONITOR
Summer 2008
Regional Disparity Continues: The disparity in Canadian regional economic performance continues unabated... more [PDF]
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