Lacklustre Year Ahead For Canadian Economy But Recession Is Avoidable...

Posted on December 13/2011 by

TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2011 /CNW/ - Canada will feel the squeeze of a slowing global economy in 2012 but can avoid recession as continued low interest rates support business investment and cooler inflation gives consumers more spending power, notes a new report from CIBC World Markets Inc. "As an open economy, Canada can't help but feel the disappointment of a barely half-speed world," says Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC in a new economic forecast.

0
Comments
Read More

BMO’s ‘5 Fearless Forecasts’ For Next Year- David...

Posted on December 22/2011 by

Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist at BMO Nesbitt Burns, has produced what he calls his “Five Fearless Forecasts” for 2012: Despite some anxious times in the latter half of 2011, he sounds surprisingly upbeat on the year to come.

0
Comments
Read More