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Canada’s growth prospects brighten in 2025 but not without challenges

Canada’s economic growth challenges are expected to ease as the Bank of Canada continues to lower interest rates—but not right away, and...
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Falling inflation, rising jobless rate usher in easing cycles in Canada and abroad

Falling inflation, rising jobless rate usher in easing cycles in Canada and abroad

The Canadian economy has continued to underperform global peers with declines in per-capita output in seven of the last eight quarters.
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Rate cuts won’t spur immediate rebound in Canada’s economy

Rate cuts won’t spur immediate rebound in Canada’s economy

The global economic growth backdrop has shown signs of improvement, but Canada’s economy continues to underperform.
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Canadian economic slowdown is not over

Canadian economic slowdown is not over

The Canadian economy is still slowing as the lagged impact of earlier interest rate increases materialize. Gross domestic product edged higher in Q4...
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Hitting tipping points

Hitting tipping points

The global economic growth backdrop has continued to slow as the lagged impact of aggressive central bank interest rate hikes continue to build...
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Canada’s economic engine is gearing down

Canada’s economic engine is gearing down

Headwinds from higher interest rates and a slowing global economy are building. Canadian GDP edged 0.2% lower in Q2 of this year and early reports are...
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Canada’s economy is beating expectations, but for how long?

Canada’s economy is beating expectations, but for how long?

In both Canada and the U.S., GDP continued to grow in Q1—and consumers kept spending. But the surge in interest rates will continue to take a toll.
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Canadian economy unlikely to dodge a downturn despite early-2023 resilience

Canadian economy unlikely to dodge a downturn despite early-2023 resilience

Economic growth has been more resilient than feared in the wake of aggressive interest rate increases last year.
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Rate-hiking cycle ending as recession edges closer

Rate-hiking cycle ending as recession edges closer

The Canadian economy continues to inch closer to a recession in 2023.
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Hot provincial momentum to lose steam

Hot provincial momentum to lose steam

Sky-high inflation, soaring interest rates and exceptionally tight labour markets have put their stamps on all provincial economies this year.
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Western provincial economies shining more brightly in 2022

Western provincial economies shining more brightly in 2022

Booming global commodity markets will fuel tremendous activity in the primary sector.
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Provincial economies face new challenges as pandemic threat fades

Provincial economies face new challenges as pandemic threat fades

Restrictions will soon be out of the picture—if they’re not already—and barring any new threatening coronavirus variants, the economic recovery...
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