Canadian Jobs Market is Weaker Than You Think

The S&P 500 recovers and hits new highs. Inflation in Canada came in softer than expected. Europe poised to hike rates? Alberta to BC pipeline faces new objections. Bank of Canada on deck next week. Start an investment portfolio that's built to perform with Neighbourhood Holdings ...  Show more

More than $1 Trillion of investment left Canada last decade. National home prices fell in March. Labour market remains dismal for Canadian youth. Fuel shortages are squeezing airlines. Fed QE is ramping up slowly.Start an investment portfolio that's built to perform with Neighbou ...  Show more

The Bank of Canada took a victory lap yesterday as they cut interest rates by 0.5%. This is the fourth consecutive rate cut since June. The rationale given was that inflation in September hit 1.6% down from 2.2% in August. 

The fact is, Canada’s economy is extremely wea ...

In this episode, we talk about the recent news that Nordstrom will be winding down its Canadian operations. We then look at some recent earnings including Live Nation, Intuit, Canadian Banks and several retail companies.

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Both the Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada have kicked off interest rate-cutting cycles. Both the U.S. and Canadian economies are facing questions about recession risk. And both U.S. and Canadian investors are wondering what’s next for stocks, real estate, currencies, and commod ...  Show more

In this episode of The Canadian Investor, we look at the latest Canadian CPI data and discuss the Fed's recent shift in focus from inflation to labor market concerns, shedding light on what this could mean for future policy. We also discuss Algonquin Power's decision to sell its ...  Show more