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ECONOFACTS
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 Jul. 2 '09
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U.S. Workers: Still An Endangered Species: U.S. nonfarm payrolls fell a much larger-than-expected 467,000 (or 0.4%) in June, stalling the recent trend towards moderating job losses... more [PDF]
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Jun. 30 '09
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Consumer Confidence Runs Out Of Fuel: The U.S. Conference Board index of consumer confidence unexpectedly declined for the first time in four months in June, retracing nearly six points to 49.3... more [PDF]
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After Nine Months of Contraction, Expecting a Recovery: Canadian real GDP fell 0.1% in April, right in line with expectations, and the prior month’s 0.3% drop was left unrevised... more [PDF]
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BOTTOM LINE
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 Jul. 2 '09
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Employment and the Fed: Those who have been calling for a Fed exit strategy from the extraordinary degree of monetary ease should be silenced by the June employment results... more [PDF]
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SPECIAL FEATURE
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 Jun. 10 '09
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Let the Great Rate Debate Begin: With the US economy showing distinct signs that the recession may soon be over, the heated debate on when the Fed will start tightening policy has begun... more [PDF]
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Dec. 22 '08
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2009 Outlook: A World of Challenges: With most major economies staggering into a downturn, and global leading indicators still pointing deeply lower, it seems almost a foregone conclusion that recessionary forces will dominate the landscape in 2009... more [PDF]
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RATES SCENARIO
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 Jun. 1 '09
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Rates Scenario for June 2009: Look for no change in Bank of Canada policy this month, as only a major shock will push the Bank into the quantitative easing (QE) arena... more [PDF]
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FOCUS
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 Jul. 3 '09
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PROVINCIAL UPDATE
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 Apr. 27 '09
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Canada-wide Recession Ends Regional Disparity: The regional disparity in Canadian economic growth dissipated in 2008, as plunging commodity prices stymied the boom in Western Canada, the auto sector stalled in Ontario and ongoing manufacturing-weakness plagued Atlantic Canada... more [PDF]
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BUDGETS
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 May 4 '09
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Nova Scotia: A Lighter Shade of Black: The Province of Nova Scotia is expecting its eighth consecutive year in the black with a projected surplus of $4 mln in FY2009/10... more [PDF]
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GLOBAL EQUITY WEEKLY
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 Jun. 26 '09
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Blood on the Trading Floor: Ok, maybe the title is a tad harsh, especially given that the mid-week declines in stocks this week were nothing in the context of where they have been during the past year... more [PDF]
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THE GOODS
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 Jun. 17 '09
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Commodities Head Higher: The BMO Capital Markets Commodity Price Index advanced 7.7% to 140.3... more [PDF]
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NORTH AMERICAN OUTLOOK
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 Jul. 3 '09
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Turning the Corner, Slowly:
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PROVINCIAL MONITOR
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 Summer 2009
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Mapping the Recovery: The current recession has had a significant and widespread impact on the economies of all Canadian provinces... more [PDF]
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