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Jul 04 08 20:33 GMT |
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(CEP News) - A quiet week ends with a bang on Friday, with Canada's employment report expected to be a key market focus. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 20:33 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Next week will begin with a number of Federal Reserve speakers and see the release of housing data in both Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday. The relatively quiet week will culminate on Friday with Canada's employment report for June, which is expected to be a key market focus. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 20:30 GMT |
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(CEP News) Frankfurt - One week after the European Central Bank announced a hike to interest rates, the spotlight will shift onto the Bank of England and its decision on Thursday. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 20:27 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Despite a relatively slow start to the week, the economic action in the Asia-Pacific really picks up on Wednesday with Australian employment data and the Japanese corporate goods price index each set for release. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 14:03 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - Canada's Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index rocketed up to 69.6 reading in June from the May figure of 62.5, confounding economists' expectations of a pullback to 62.3. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 13:00 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - A surge in women enrolling in employer-sponsored registered pension plans (RPPs) returned RPPs to normal annual growth levels in 2006 after a slump in 2005. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 12:55 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - Canada's Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) due for release Friday morning is expected to pull back slightly in June, but still post a strong reading in keeping with its seasonal track record. However, at least one Canadian economist is expecting a significant pullback in the survey. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 12:42 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - The number of business and consumer bankruptcies across Canada both dipped in May, according to figures released Friday by Industry Canada. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 12:23 GMT |
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(CEP News) - According to data released from Finance Canada on Friday morning, holdings of international reserve in Canada increased by US$267 million to US$43,855 million as of June 30. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 12:23 GMT |
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(CEP News) - According to data released from Finance Canada on Friday morning, holdings of international reserves in Canada increased by US$267 million to US$43,855 million as of June 30. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 04 08 10:34 GMT |
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(CEP News) - With U.S. markets closed for Independence Day, the Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index takes the spotlight on the final day of the week along with bankruptcy statistics from Industry Canada. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 21:43 GMT |
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(CEP News) - It's a quiet day with U.S. markets closed for the July Fourth long weekend. North of the border, markets will receive Ivey PMI data for June, which is expected to come in at a reading of 62.3 following May's reading of 62.5. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 21:42 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Friday is expected to be a light day with German factory orders and data on the French government's balance of payments scheduled for release. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 21:41 GMT |
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(CEP News) - The week ends with the Japanese leading index for May, which came in at 92.8% in April. Markets will also receive the Japanese coincident index for May, which rose 101.7% previously. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 20:15 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - Canada's Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) due for release Friday morning is expected to pull back slightly in June, but still post a strong reading in keeping with its seasonal track record. However, at least one Canadian economist is expecting a significant pullback in the survey. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 17:15 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - Canada's five major political parties have carved up nearly $7.2 million in federal allowances for the second quarter of the year, Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand announced Thursday. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 14:57 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - Canadians are leery about providing personal information to retailers, fearing that disclosing too much data about themselves could expose them to fraud and identity theft, according to survey results released Thursday by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 14:53 GMT |
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(CEP News) Ottawa - Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on Canadian equity markets fell to a new record low in the second quarter of 2008, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey of Canadian equity markets. |
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Canadian Economy |
Written by CEP News |
Jul 03 08 13:37 GMT |
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(CEP News) - Single family homes in Calgary grew 5.2% in June over the last month, as 2,787 new listings entered the market in June, according to the Calgary's Multiple Listing Service (MLS). |
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