Rent prices soared in 2023, CMHC reports
National vacancy rate is lowest on record since the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. began tracking that data in 1988
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024
- 12:22
National vacancy rate is lowest on record since the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. began tracking that data in 1988
The manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) has fallen in nine of the past 10 months, rising only in September.
U.S. worker paycheque growth slowed late last year
Economic bounce back at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say
The agency upgraded its growth forecast and now expects lower inflation
The eurozone grew 0.5% for the full year, while the U.S. grew 2.5%
Study participants preferred to rely on the knowledge of professionals rather than learn about investing
Anxiety over the possibility of an economic recession continued to fade
The job market is cooling in a mostly painless way — through fewer openings
Physical beauty translates into higher earnings across generations, according to NBER paper
Most economists expect the first rate cut to occur in May or June
Compares to a $3.6B deficit over the same period in 2022-23
Average asking rent for December in Canada jumped to a record high of $2,178 per month
What’s at stake: stable financial markets and a major driver of global economic growth
The latest data suggests the American economy is achieving a difficult “soft landing”
Year over year, redemptions increased 30.5%
Global issuance for 2024 is estimated at US$950 billion
Growth in average weekly earnings rose in the month
Optimism is growing that the Fed is on track to deliver a rare soft landing
Ailing sector poses a headwind to earnings, threat to credit quality
Regular payouts to maintain 4% growth, while variable dividends drop
The central bank is still open to more rate hikes if inflation doesn’t co-operate
A measure of consumer sentiment has jumped by the most since 1991
Commodity producers to hold up better than interest-sensitive regions