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ECONOFACTS
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May 17 '13 |
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Spring Lull Hits Canadian Inflation: Canadian consumer prices fell 0.2% in April, softer than expected, and pulling the headline inflation rate down to 0.4% from 1.0% in the prior month, the slowest pace in 3 and a half years...  more [PDF]
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May 16 '13
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U.S. Housing Starts Say Goodbye to the Million Unit Mark...For Now: U.S. housing starts fell 16.5% in April to a 5-month low of 853,000 units, annualized, the largest monthly dive in two years... more [PDF]
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TALKING POINTS
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May 17 '13 |
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Four Big Concerns Fade: Arguably, on each front, we have been handed some quite encouraging news, even in the past week alone... more [PDF]
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SPECIAL REPORT
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May 8 '13 |
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BMO Blue Book: May 2013: Striking the Right Balance... more [PDF]
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Apr. 11 '13
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Great Lakes Region: North America’s Economic Engine: The Great Lakes region is a vital driver of North American economic output, employment and trade, accounting for nearly a third of combined Canadian and U.S. output, jobs and exports.... more [PDF]
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RATES SCENARIO
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May 7 '13 |
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Rates Scenario for May 2013: The FOMC kept its three-pronged easing policy in place on May 1... more [PDF]
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FOCUS
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May 17 '13 |
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BUDGETS
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May 2 '13 |
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Ontario: Staying the Course: The Province of Ontario is projecting an $11.7 billion deficit in FY13/14... more [PDF]
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GLOBAL EQUITY WEEKLY
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May 17 '13 |
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No Tapering the Enthusiasm: Equity markets rallied this week, with U.S. indices pushing further into record territory, while the Japanese Nikkei surged past the 15,000 level alongside a jump in Q1 GDP and optimism that bolder stimulus will indeed pull the country out of its deflationary funk... more [PDF]
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THE GOODS
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Apr. 16 '13 |
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BMO Commodity Price Index Retreats in March: The BMO Capital Markets Commodity Price Index tumbled 2.0% in March as renewed Euro Area strife and the anticipated sequestration in the United States sapped market confidence... more [PDF]
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NORTH AMERICAN OUTLOOK
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May 17 '13 |
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Spring Swoon, Fall Bloom: The U.S. economy picked up early this year... more [PDF]
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PROVINCIAL MONITOR
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May 2013 |
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Western Canada Still Leads: The Canadian economy continues to grow at a modest pace, as a slowing housing market, sluggish consumer spending and a moderate dose of fiscal restraint weigh on activity... more [PDF]
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STATE MONITOR
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Mar. '13 |
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Housing's Weight Lifting: The U.S. economy continues to expand at a moderate pace, with real GDP on track to expand 2.2% in 2013... more [PDF]
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