Employment – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:48:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Employment – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Population to hit 59 million over next half century: StatCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/population-to-hit-59-million-over-next-half-century-statcan/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:48:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500662 Immigration to drive growth, population aging inevitable, agency says

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]]> Employment, labour participation high: OECD https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/employment-labour-participation-high-oecd/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:27:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500371 The key labour market metrics remained at record levels in third quarter

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]]> Surging U.S. job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/surging-u-s-job-market-could-prove-costly-for-households-businesses-as-odds-of-quick-rate-cuts-fade/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:08:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500007 Many economists don’t expect the Fed to cut rates again until the second half of 2025, if at all

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]]> New year, new employees: Surveys show Canadian companies’ hiring plans for 2025 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/new-year-new-employees-surveys-show-canadian-companies-hiring-plans-for-2025/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:55:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=499307 Increased volumes of work, turnover cited as reasons for hiring

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]]> Chillier labour markets prevail in October: StatCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/chillier-labour-markets-prevail-in-october-statcan/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:07:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498937 Payroll employment, job vacancies both decline as labour demand ebbs

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]]> Labour markets continue to cool https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/labour-markets-continue-to-cool/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:11:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498628 Job vacancies continue decline, total labour demand slips, in third quarter

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]]> Has the Bank of Canada cut too deep? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/has-the-bank-of-canada-cut-too-deep/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:11:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498405 "Underlying growth momentum has been robust," TD senior economist writes

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]]> Jobless rates remain low, stable: OECD https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/jobless-rates-remain-low-stable-oecd/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:11:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498368 OECD unemployment rate has stayed low since early 2022

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]]> OSFI seen keeping Big Six buffers unchanged: DBRS https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/osfi-seen-keeping-big-six-buffers-unchanged-dbrs/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:19:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498266 Despite intensified uncertainty, risk landscape is largely stable

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]]> Bank of Canada to run ahead of the Fed: DBRS https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bank-of-canada-to-run-ahead-of-the-fed-dbrs/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:03:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498171 Tariff threats cloud an otherwise positive North American outlook

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