October 08, 2024 Canadian Merchandise Trade (August 2024) Lower nominal exports of crude oil put a dent in Canada's trade position. Oil price volatility in September and the first week of October will likely induce some weakness in the upcoming monthly trade figures.

September 27, 2024 Canadian Monthly GDP (July 2024) The Canadian economy grew by 0.2% month-on-month (m/m) in July after June's flat reading. This print landed ahead of Statistics Canada's advanced guidance and consensus expectations. Early guidance from Statistics Canada points to no growth in August.

September 20, 2024 Canadian Retail Sales (July 2024) Retail sales rose by 0.9% month-on-month (m/m) in July, reversing the two-month downward trend. This was higher than the Statistics Canada's advanced estimate of a 0.6% gain.

September 17, 2024 Canadian Consumer Price Index (August 2024) Bullseye! Headline inflation is back at the Bank of Canada's 2.0% target. At the same time, core measures keep grinding lower. These figures would be even lower if it weren't for the outsized impact of high housing costs.

September 17, 2024 Canadian Housing Starts (August 2024) Canadian housing starts pulled back in August after July's hefty gain was not surprising. However, the extent of the decline was a surprise, and this is the first time that urban starts have dropped under 200k annualized units this year.

September 16, 2024 Canadian Existing Home Sales (August 2024) Canadian existing home sales declined 0.7% month-on-month (m/m) in July, leaving them 9% below their pre-pandemic level. Nation-wide, sales were driven lower by declines in B.C. (-1.3% m/m), Quebec (-1.1%) and Ontario (-0.6%).

Canadian Household Balance Sheet and financial markets

September 12, 2024 Canadian Household Balance Sheet (2024 Q2) Despite an acceleration in liabilities growth and a decline in real estate assets, Canadian households' wealth eked out another quarter of gains thanks to solid growth in U.S. equities and a solid contribution from savings in deposits as gains in disposable income outweighed increases in nominal consumption expenditure.

Canadian Employment - Job market, hiring, unemployment

September 06, 2024 Canadian Employment (August 2024) Canada's labour market added a modest net 22k new positions, roughly on expectations. However, all the gains were in part-time job positions, which rebounded 66k after losses in July.

Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement (September 4, 2024)

September 04, 2024 Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement (September 4, 2024) The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points, to 4.25%, while stating that it will continue with Quantitative Tightening (QT).

Bank of Canada Business Outlook Survey and Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (2024 Q2)

July 15, 2024 Bank of Canada Business Outlook Survey and Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (2024 Q2) According to the Bank of Canada Business Outlook Survey (BOS), Canadian business sentiment remained unchanged and somewhat downbeat in the second quarter of 2024. The BOS indicator, a statistical summary of survey results, was -2.90 in 2024 Q2 (vs. -2.39% in 2024 Q1).

OPEC+ Extends Cuts and Plans for Production Increases

June 03, 2024 OPEC+ Extends Cuts and Plans for Production Increases

Canadian Manufacturing Sales (January 2023)

March 14, 2023 Canadian Manufacturing Sales (January 2023)

Speech by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem

November 10, 2022 Speech by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem

OSFI Proposes Tightening Mortgage Qualification Rules

April 09, 2021 OSFI Proposes Tightening Mortgage Qualification Rules

April 02, 2020 Canadian Vehicle Sales (March 2020)