Globe&Mail - RBC cuts forecast for economy

Posted by Jackelyn Ford on Friday, September 10, 2010

Barrie McKenna, The Globe and Mail - September 10, 2010
Royal Bank of Canada has downgraded its forecast for the Canadian economy this year and next, blaming concerns about the United States and "nervousness" about the global economy.

Canadian gross domestic product will grow 3.3 percent this year and 3.2 percent next year, according to RBC. That’s down from the 3.6 percent and 3.5-percent growth rates it had expected just three months ago.

Nonetheless, RBC chief economist Craig Wright said th...


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Globe&Mail - Housing: Bubble or no bubble?

Posted by Jackelyn Ford on Thursday, September 9, 2010

Tavia Grant, The Globe and Mail - September 08, 2010
As Canada's housing market softens, the question for many homeowners is how much prices might decline. The Conference Board of Canada waded into the debate Wednesday, saying there will not be a "free fall" in the market but rather a pause in what has been, in recent years, rapid price increases.

The comments come on the same day the Bank of Canada  raised its key lending rate for the third time in a row, though it cautioned that further i...


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