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Bad News, Canada

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.17.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada sharply downgraded its expectations Wednesday on economic growth for the first half of this year, but held the line on off...

IMF Warns Canada Against Austerity

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.16.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - With global finance ministers gathering in Washington this week, the International Monetary Fund is advising Canadian policy-makers against p...

Prepare For 2 Years Of Economic Pain, Thanks To Housing Bust

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - A leading international forecasting firm says Canadians should brace for tough economic times lasting another two years, lifting the jobless ...

Canadian Firms Turn Pessimistic

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canadian firms have become more pessimistic about the economy and plan to ratchet down investment spending while keeping hiring modest, the n...

Loonie's Soaring Days Are Over: RBC

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's largest bank is forecasting the economy will do slightly better than most expect in the next two years, and one reason why is that t...

Canadians Losing Faith In Economy: Poll

CBC | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada Business

The latest polling numbers by Nanos Research show Canadians are losing confidence in the economy. Nanos Research asked Canadians if the...

Canada’s Economy Will Stagnate For Years: BMO

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.08.2013 | Canada Business

Canada’s economy has outperformed the U.S. for five years, but Canadians better prepare themselves for an equally long period of underperformance, s...

Sunny Freeman

Why Canada's Economy Could Linger In Limbo For A Long Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Sunny Freeman | Posted 02.28.2013 | Canada Business

Help wanted: The Canadian economy seeks a new driver of economic growth. The position must be filled immediately to replace sectors – housing, co...

Will 2013 Be Boom Times For Canada?

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Almost four years removed from the start of the so-called economic recovery, 2013 could be the year Canada finally leaves the legacy of the G...

Here's What The OECD Says Will Keep Canada In Slow Lane

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.26.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - With global conditions weakening, Canada's economy will remain in the slow growth lane until the middle of next year, the Organization for Ec...

Good News For Canada From OECD

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.12.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The outlook for the economy has brightened somewhat for Canada and two countries critical to Canadian exporters, according to the Organizatio...

Unwanted Trend Will Sap $22 Billion From Canada's Economy: PBO

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.29.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says slower growth will sap about $22 billion annually from the country's economy.Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin...

Don't Worry, It Was Just A Speed Bump

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.24.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he is not as eager to raise interest rates as he was a few months ago, although he made clear the ne...

Flaherty: Canada's Economy May Be Worse Than I Thought

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.18.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The federal government may need to downgrade its growth projections for the Canadian economy when it releases its mid-year budget update, Fin...

Less Hiring As Canadian Firms Sour On Economy: BoC

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canadian firms appear to be preparing for hard and uncertain economic times, the Bank of Canada says in a business outlook survey released Mo...

What's Softening Our Economy? Where To Begin...

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's economy has entered a "soft patch" amid a sharp slowdown in home construction and sales, poor exports and weak job creation, the TD ...

Interest Rate Hikes On Horizon: RBC

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.09.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - The Royal Bank of Canada predicts the Canadian economy will grow by 2.1 per cent this year, and that the central bank will gradually raise i...

Canada's Second Slump May Be Harder To Fight

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.06.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper says Canadians can rest assured the government has a Plan B in place should another recession strike.But analysts warn a secon...

Surprise, Surprise: This Region To Boom As Rest Of Canada Stagnates

CP | Posted 04.09.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA -- The TD Bank says persistently strong oil prices are giving the economies of resource-rich prairie provinces a turbo-boost. The bank says ...

StatsCan Forecasts Solid Growth, But Housing Slumps

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.21.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Gains on the Toronto Stock Exchange in February helped push Statistics Canada's composite leading index higher last month, pointing toward a ...

Canada's Economy In 2012: Outlook Not So Clear

CP | Posted 12.29.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Warning: This economic forecast may be completely off base. As Canadians close out one of the most unpredictable and tumultuous years of e...

Rachel Mendleson

5 Economic Landmines That Could Impact Canada's Economy In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 12.15.2011 | Canada Business

If 2011 taught economic prognosticators anything, it was that in a world still teetering on the brink, optimistic forecasts are perhaps best kept to o...

Carney Warns Good Times Will Be Fleeting

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.23.2012 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says growing access to capital should make Canadian businesses confident to invest, despite the financi...

It May Get A Little Rough, But Canada Isn't Heading For Recession: Flaherty

CBC | Posted 01.01.2012 | Canada

Canada is not entering a recession, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told MPs Tuesday, despite turbulence in world markets. Spea...

Confidence Rattled As Canadians Lose Faith In The Economy

CP | Posted 09.25.2011 | Canada

OTTAWA - Consumer confidence in Canada's economy fell for the third straight month in July as people worried about jobs and were less willing to make ...