The Canadian jobs market continues to remain robust. Employment rose by 41,400 in April, while the unemployment rate held at 5.0% for the fifth consecutive mont...
At its meeting earlier this month, the Bank of Canada left its key policy rate at a 15-year high of 4.5% for a second time in a row. The decision to hold came a...
The March inflation numbers registered an annual increase of 4.3%, down from 5.2% in the prior month. Core inflation also moderated by 3-to-4 tenths on a year-o...
Recently, there have been headlines about identity theft, fraud and stealing homes. Title fraud occurs when the fraudster assumes the identity of the homeowner ...
The Canadian economy rebounded in January in an unexpected show of strength, with real GDP posting a 0.5% gain. While mild weather contributed to this surprise,...
A high interest rate environment and a possible recession may be starting to bear down on the financial health of your clients. As many Canadians are still reco...
The 2023 federal budget’s discussion of housing affordability largely focused on previously announced housing and housing affordability measures. There was on...
At the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on March 22, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 25 basis points. The Fed’s view is that in...
Economists spend a lot of time and effort predicting what central bank policy makers are thinking. Over the past few years, central banks have become more trans...
As high interest rates add mounting pressure on borrowers and make it more difficult to qualify for financing from banks and other traditional lenders, home buy...
