BoC holds rates steady with talks shifting to timing of cuts

 January 24, 2024 |Curtis Grainger Jason Fields
On Wednesday this week the Bank of Canada held its overnight interest for the forth consecutive meeting. RBC Economics team had published this REPORT with more details aroung the Bank of Canada's decision.
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Davos 2024: A year of creative destruction, or just destruction?

 January 23, 2024 |John Stackhouse

The World Economic Forum is always a contradiction of hope and anxiety. This year’s version felt like peak paradox.

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December inflation readings edged up on mixed details

 January 16, 2024 |Claire Fan and Abbey Xu
Energy component pushed headline inflation reading higher with food price growth holding steady after slowing for 5 straight months. The BoC’s preferred core CPI measures bounced higher, although the breadth of inflationary pressures over the last three...
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U.S. labour market ended the year with strength

U.S. labour market ended the year with strength

 January 05, 2024 |Claire Fan, Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
US labour market data ended 2023 with strength. Payroll employment was up 216k in December while the unemployment rate held at 3.7% after declining to that level the prior month. As was the case for much of the year, the employment gain in December was...
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Canadian labour markets ended 2023 with a whimper

 January 05, 2024 |Nathan Janzen, Assistant Chief Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
The December labour market data was mixed, but on balance adds to evidence that economic activity remained soft through Q4. Employment was essentially unchanged in December, the softest reading since a 6k decline last July. And the unemployment rate held...
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Tax reporting guide

 January 03, 2024 |Curtis Grainger Jason Fields
As we start 2024 peoples focus start to turn towards getting everything in order to file their taxes. Below I have provided a link to our Tax Reporting Guide which will give you information such as Mailing Dates For Tax Slips RSP Contribution Deadline...
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