BOS: Ebbing Expectations Before The Fall: The Bank of Canada’s latest quarterly Business Outlook Survey showed a flush of ebbing expectations among businesses... more [PDF]
Cdn Trade: It’s Only Down From Here: Canada’s merchandise trade surplus unexpectedly widened in August to $5.8 billion from $4.2 billion in July... more [PDF]
U.S. Trade: Global Downturn Hitting Home: The U.S. trade deficit declined as expected to $59.1 billion in August but remained locked in the narrow range of the past year... more [PDF]
Canadian Employment: In Its Own Universe: Canadian employment rose by a record 106,900 in September, following a 15,200 rise the prior month, defying not just the conventional wisdom but gravity as well... more [PDF]
Oct. 7 '08
CPFF: Another New Tool for the Fed: In yet another creative effort to ease the credit crunch, the Federal Reserve announced a new measure today, backed by the Treasury... more [PDF]
BOTTOM LINE
Oct. 10 '08
More Action—Crisis Intensifies: All overnight indicators suggest that the crisis is intensifying despite ballooning rescue efforts by governments all over the world... 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
Oct. 6 '08
Rates Scenario for October 2008: Look for the Fed to cut rates at or before its October meeting... 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
Oct. 10 '08
Fear Paralyzes Global Financial Markets
Unprecedented Global Coordinated Rate Cut…
…But Equities, Commodities, Bonds Still Drop
Governments Take Action Globally
Canadian Dollar Plunges Even as Employment Surges more [PDF]
GLOBAL EQUITY WEEKLY
Oct. 10 '08
Co-ordinated Global Selling: Equity markets continued to face relentless selling this week amid ongoing turbulence in the credit market and the concession that global economic growth is set to slow sharply... more [PDF]
THE GOODS
Sep. 19 '08
Commodity Markets Deflate: The BMO Capital Markets Commodity Price Index plunged 11.2% in August to 223.9... 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
Oct. 8 '08
After the Bailout: the New, New Reality:
Greater risk of deep, long downturn amid heightened credit market turmoil
U.S. likely in recession, slow recovery at best
Canada’s economy faces more stress, will barely avoid recession
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