'Canadian companies are rightly highly concerned,' Desjardins says
Capital spending declined by 16% in the last decade, according to CFIB
The U.S. added 256,000 positions, unemployment rate steady at 4.1%
PwC Canada forecasting "continued, significant transactions"
RBC Economics has forecast a 6.9% unemployment rate in December
Funding and solvency ratios reached levels not seen since the dot-com era
The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI climbed to 52.2 in December
FHFA spokesman points to "a historically low inventory of homes for sale”
Loonie gained today, but remained below 70 cents US
"Underlying growth momentum has been robust," TD senior economist writes