Article content Earlier this month a strong jobs report tilted the odds in favour of the central bank hiking its rate by another 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent. Article content RBC expects headline Consumer Price Index growth to slow to 6.4 per cent in December from 6.8 per cent in November. Inflation peaked […]
Article content Men and landed immigrants make up the majority of delivery and rideshare drivers while women represent most of content creators in Canada, new data on the gig economy revealed. Article content Men (73 per cent) and landed immigrants (55 per cent) between the ages of 16 and 69 represented most of the food […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Kevin Carmichael: Employers added more than 100,000 positions in December, a number likely too robust for the Bank of Canada Employment in Canada rose by 104,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.0 per cent. Photo by Getty Images Article content It looks like […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Here’s what economists have to say about the latest jobs report and what it means for interest rates Canada added 104,000 jobs in the month of December. Photo by Winnipeg Sun Article content December’s blockbuster jobs report points to continued strength in the labour market, and indicates the Bank of […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Opens the door for the Bank of Canada to pause in the new year Canadians learned the latest inflation figures Wednesday. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post Article content Canada’s main gauge of cost pressures eased in November, suggesting the Bank of Canada’s relentless campaign of interest-rate increases is starting […]