Posts tagged ‘statistics Canada’
Lockdowns Trigger a Job Loss Spike (and Bond Yields Rise Anyway)
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for February 8, 2021
Last month saw a spike in job losses, but Government of Canada bond yields rose anyway. Today’s post explains why.
Will October Mark the End of Canada’s Employment Recovery?
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for November 9, 2020
Last Friday Statistics Canada released its latest employment report and estimated that our economy added another 84,000 jobs in October. This result came in a little higher than the consensus forecast of 75,000 but well below the robust increases we saw in September (+378,000) and August (+246,000). The more jobs we recover, the slower the […]
Canadian Employment Surges (But We’re Not out of the Sugar Maples by a Long Shot)
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for October 13, 2020
Our employment recovery continues at a much stronger pace than expected. Today’s post offers my take on how this may impact Canadian mortgage rates going forward.
Will July’s Surge in Canadian Economic Momentum Continue?
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for October 5, 2020
Today’s post offers five highlights from the latest Canadian GDP data, which were released by Statistics Canada last week.
Employment Data Confirm Our Recovery Is Still in the Early Innings
Monday Morning Interest Rate Update for September 8, 2020
Here are five quick thoughts on the latest Canadian employment data and an update on what happened with mortgage rates last week.
