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The average weekly income of non-farm employees in Canada grew 8.3% Y-o-Y to 1,135 CAD in January 2021, after a bullish rate of 6.9% in December. It was the largest gain in profits since July, as job losses since February 2020 have been concentrated among hourly and lower-paid employees.

Retail Sales in Canada declined by 1.1% in January to $54.5 billion, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday. This reading followed December’s decrease of 3.4% and came in better than analysts’ estimate for a fall of 3%.

Private sector employment in Canada decreased by 100,800 jobs from January to February, the ADP Research Institute revealed in its monthly report on Thursday. On a positive note, January’s print got revised up to -65,800 from-231,200.

Inflation in Canada, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0.5% in February, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. On a yearly basis, the CPI edged higher to 1.1% from 1% but fell short of the market expectation of 1.3%. Moreover, the Bank of Canada’s …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to reduce its bond purchases in April, according to a recent report by Reuters citing market experts. The move would signal developments in the recovery of the Canadian economy from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, but it would also be out of …

The Unemployment Rate in Canada dropped to 8.2% in February from 9.4% in January and came in much better than the market expectation of 9.2%. Further details of the jobs report published by Statistics Canada revealed that employment in that period increased by 259,000 after falling by 266,000 over the …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decide to maintain interest rates unchanged until its inflation objective is sustainably achieved, and vowed to continue with its current quantitative easing (QE) policy. The QE program will continue at its current pace of at least CAD 4 billion per week, as per the …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to maintain its main interest rates unchanged during its policy meeting on Wednesday. The overnight rate has been held at the effective lower bound of 0.25%, with the Bank Rate at 0.5%, and the deposit rate at 0.25%. BoC is maintaining its extraordinary …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged and market waiting for its Rate Statement due out at 15:00 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of eight major banks. TDS “We look for the Bank of Canada to leave policy …

Economic activity in Canada expanded during February, after contracting in January, data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) surged last month to 60, from 48.4 in January, exceeding the 50 neutral mark. The index also rose on an annual basis, compared with its level at …