Economics

Short Term Canadian Natural Gas Pricing And Deliverability Outlook

Analysis / Insights On March 31, 2010, the National Energy Board (NEB) in Canada released a report entitled the “Energy Market Assessment (EMA) Short-term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2010–2012,” scrutinizing the elements that affect the supply of natural gas in the short term. Overall natural gas production in Canada is forecasted to decline through 2012 as a result of [...]

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On March 31, 2010, the National Energy Board (NEB) in Canada released a report entitled the “Energy Market Assessment (EMA) Short-term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2010–2012,” scrutinizing the elements that affect the supply of natural gas in the short term.
Overall natural gas production in Canada is forecasted to decline through 2012 as a result of [...]

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Economics and Canadian Economic Policy with Kevin Carmichael of the Globe and Mail

Economics Biography: Kevin Carmichael writes about economics and economic policy for the Globe and Mail. Q: Mr. Carmichael, given the plethora of statistics and opinions that you are privy to, what is your take on the Canadian economy going forward? Are there any areas of the economy that are showing signs of unexpected weakness or are there [...]

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Canadian Quarterly Employment Trends With Anna Montesano of Robert Half International

Economics On March 8, 2010, Robert Half International released their first Professional Employment Report. The report is a quarterly executive survey focusing exclusively on professional-level hiring. The survey indicated that 15% of employers surveyed plan to add staff in the coming three months in professional occupations, such as accounting, finance and information technology (IT). While, 86% per [...]

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Will the loonie lead crude this time?

Analysis / Insights Recent strength in the Canadian dollar may portend a rally in crude prices. Historically, the CAD/USD exchange rate has tracked crude prices reasonably well. Using weekly data going back to 1983, the two series have a 67% correlation. In recent weeks, however, the Canadian has broken out and is powering towards parity with its American counterpart. [...]

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Demographic Boom Turning To Bust For North American Auto Sales

Analysis / Insights If you had to guess which category of vehicles were the fastest growing segment in the auto industry, especially in North America, what would you say? Evidently, in a recent study done by Scotiabank on the global auto industry, crossover utility vehicles (CUV) were the fastest growing segment in the industry, with year-over-year gains of 13% [...]

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The Financial Crisis Might Be Over But Is The Recession?

Economics A recession is a general downturn in the economy, a contraction of the business cycle. It is generally defined as a decline in GDP for two consecutive quarters. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in USA defines an economic recession as: “a significant decline in economic activity spread across the country, lasting more than [...]

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Perspectives on Canadian Real Estate First Quarter 2010

Economics The results of a comprehensive survey that measured the confidence of senior executives in the Canadian commercial real estate industry were released today by the Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) and FPL Advisory Group (FPL). The aim of this survey was to measure the pulse of the Canadian commercial real estate industry over time. The REALpac/FPL [...]

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