Canada Economics Weekly Bank aiming for at least three more hikes As well as hiking interest rates to 1.75% this week, the Bank of Canada explicitly confirmed that it intends to raise the policy rate back to its estimate of the neutral rate. We doubt it will make it... 26th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Bank’s hawkish message points to next hike in January By replacing its pledge to raise rates at a “gradual” pace with an indication that it intends to hike by at least as much as, if not more than, markets expect, the Bank of Canada today struck a... 24th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Chart Pack Stronger investment intentions bode well, for now The third-quarter Business Outlook Survey revealed a rebound in firms’ investment intentions, which is consistent with machinery and equipment investment growth remaining close to 10% y/y. Moreover... 23rd October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Weekly From pot to Poloz After the legalisation of cannabis this week, next week the spotlight turns to the Bank of Canada’s policy rate announcement. The Bank looks set to raise interest rates for the third time this year... 19th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response Consumer Price Index (Sep.) & Retail Sales (Aug.) September’s unexpectedly sharp drop in headline inflation will not prevent the Bank of Canada from following through with a widely-expected rate rise at its meeting next week. But further falls in... 19th October 2018 · 1 min read
Bank of Canada Watch Bank to hike as trade uncertainty lifted The markets are convinced that the Bank of Canada will hike its overnight rate by another 25bp to 1.75% at next week’s policy meeting and it isn’t hard to see why. Economic growth has been solid this... 17th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response Manufacturing Sales (Aug.) August’s drop in manufacturing sales was almost entirely due to temporary plant shutdowns in the automotive sector. Sales are therefore likely to rebound in September, particularly with surveys... 17th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Business Outlook Survey (Q3) The Bank of Canada’s latest Business Outlook Survey shows that growing capacity constraints are boosting investment intentions, which will reinforce expectations that the Bank will raise interest... 15th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Weekly Slumping Canadian oil prices to dampen investment The steep falls in equities this week are bad enough, but it is the collapse in Canadian oil prices that could have more significant macroeconomic effects. If the capacity constraints that have caused... 12th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response Teranet House Prices (Sep.) After accelerating in September for the first time in 16 months, house price inflation could rise a touch further in the near term, but there is little hope of anything more than a temporary and... 12th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Will the Bank raise rates by another 100bps? Based on our forecast for economic growth to slow, there is little prospect of the Bank of Canada raising interest rates by another 100bps over the next year. Even if the economy maintained its recent... 10th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Weekly USMCA boosts rates, adding pressure to housing The changes to Canada’s trading relationship with the US and Mexico do not, on their own, have big implications for the economy. By removing uncertainty, the agreement will help to keep economic... 5th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response Labour Force Survey (Sep.) & Int. Trade (Aug.) September’s impressive rebound in employment is another reason to think that the Bank of Canada will pull the trigger on a rate hike later this month. While we think that the current strength of the... 5th October 2018 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Energy investment unlikely to surge The recent run-up in oil prices, yesterday’s announcement of a new massive LNG project and the coming expansion in the capacity to export crude oil by rail all seem to bode well for energy investment... 3rd October 2018 · 1 min read
US Economics Update USMCA trade deal shows Trump can be tamed The new trade deal agreed with Canada and Mexico won’t in itself have much impact on the US economy. Along with the deal recently agreed with South Korea, however, it provides another example of... 1st October 2018 · 4 mins read
Canada Economics Update New trade deal unlikely to prevent 2019 slowdown While the macroeconomic implications of replacing NAFTA with USMCA are minor, the diminished risk of US auto tariffs is good news for the Canadian economy. The effective removal of that threat could... 1st October 2018 · 1 min read
