9 Mar

Bank of Canada Pauses Rate Hikes As US Fed Promises Further Tightening.

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Posted by: Casey Heppleston

Published by Sherry Cooper March 8, 2023 the bank of canada holds rates steady even as the fed promises to push higher As expected, the central bank held the overnight rate at 4.5%, ending, for now, the eight consecutive rate increases over the past year. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. This is […]

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11 Feb

Today’s Labour Force Survey for January showed much stronger than expected job growth and continued low unemployment despite Bank of Canada rate hikes.

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Posted by: Casey Heppleston

Today’s blog post is provided by Dr Sherry Cooper.  I feel that the continued job growth is partly due to people taking on second jobs to help them through this period of time.  I’d love to hear your thoughts. Red Hot Labour Market Despite Rate Hikes Today’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) for January was much stronger […]

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