the economic pulse

A Spotlight on the Labour Market: An Uneven Recovery

November 24, 2020 |Dawn Desjardins
RBC’s New Canadian Monthly Macroeconomic Series In the second edition of The Economic Pulse, Dawn Desjardins, RBC’s Deputy Chief Economist takes a closer look at the fragmented recovery of the Canadian labour market and provides her outlook as Canada...
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Preferred Share Primer

November 13, 2020 |Nathan Fickel
Preferred Share Guide Preferred shares are a nondilutive (to common equity holders) source of funding for companies that rank between common equity and bonds. In case of a company liquidation, preferred shareholders rank behind bondholders in order of...
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Canada’s Housing Markets Strong in October Despite Surge in Downtown Condo Supply

November 07, 2020 |Robert Hogue

Call it a carbon copy of September: Canada’s largest housing markets remained piping hot last month—at, or near record highs—with suburbs getting much of the action and downtown areas seeing a lot of condos put up for sale.

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