There is talk in some places that we may be at the peak or just past the high point of inflation as higher interest rates – here and south of the border – start …
Economy
Consumer spending fueling growth
Economics may be called the dismal science but here is a report that is anything but dismal. The economics unit at ScotiaBank has updated their outlook for …
Saskatchewan’s inflation, better than others.
Normally when we're tracking retail or consumer spending, we look for increases in the top line number, but there are times like a period of rapidly rising …
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Canadians enjoying dining in restaurants more often
After losing out on a nearly two years of ‘going out to dinner’, Canadians are playing catch up. A report from the economists at RBC Royal Bank tracks …
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Interest rate increases already changing home ownership
We are now starting to get a handle on how home buyers and sellers are responding to rising interest and mortgage rates. The economists at RBC focus on …
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Watch copper and housing for economic signals
If you find all the econo-babble about the state of the economy with analysts offering this perspective or that one too hard to follow, here’s some advice from …
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