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Stephen Poloz’s dashboard: The latest charts that matter most to the Bank of Canada
When Statistics Canada publishes the Labour Force Survey early each month, the number that makes the headlines is the net change in employment, or maybe the jobless rate.
Stephen Poloz, the Bank of Canada governor, probably only glances at those figures. He’s interested in more granular elements of the report. For example, as an audience in Moncton heard on Sept. 27, the youth participation rate is an indicator he watches “particularly closely.” You never see that number reported widely.
Popular indicators such as factory production and the Consumer Price Index shine a spotlight on the economy. But spotlights leave shadows. If you rely only on a few widely reported figures, your understanding of how the central bank is thinking about the economy will be lacking.
Fortunately, Poloz and his ...
Bank of Canada’s next rate move depends on data, says Stephen Poloz, but hike still on the table
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The island Canada forgot: On Campobello, citizens are left exiles in their own land
With no ferry service, the only access to mainland Canada is through the United States -
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There's little evidence those in charge are willing to acknowledge the economy could be headed for a rough patch: Kevin Carmichael
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Stocks tumble on growth and trade-tension pessimism, again
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WatchCanada’s economy may soon endure something it hasn’t faced in 68 years, according to BCA
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'Everybody's in the dark': How the U.S. government shutdown is starting to hurt Canada
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WatchThe number of Canadians finding it tough to make ends meet is going up
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WatchIMF warns world economy set for weakest growth in three years
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China offers to ramp up U.S. imports for six years to eliminate trade imbalance, sources say
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Inflation unexpectedly accelerates as Canadians pay 28% more for airfares, 15% more for vegetables
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Forget about getting fresh trade data — the U.S. shutdown is now hitting Canada
Canada's statistics agency will stop releasing monthly merchandise trade data indefinitely because of the U.S. government shutdown