Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on May 31st, 2021
Canada April producer prices up 1.6% vs March on lumber - Reuters News
May 31 (Reuters) - Producer prices in Canada rose by 1.6% in April from March on higher prices for lumber and other wood products, Statistics Canada said on Monday. The annual increase in softwood lumber prices was the largest increase on record since the series began in 1957.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on May 25th, 2021
Canada April factory sales likely fell by 1.1% - Statscan flash estimate - Reuters
OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian factory sales likely fell 1.1% in April from March, Statistics Canada said in a flash estimate on Tuesday. The decrease is mostly attributed to lower sales in the transportation equipment industry.
Factory sales rose 3.5% in March.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on May 17th, 2021
Canada housing starts fall 19.8% on month in April - CMHC - Reuters
OTTAWA, May 17 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts fell 19.8% in April compared with the previous month on a sharp decline in multiple urban starts, data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation showed on Monday.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on May 10th, 2021
C$ little changed after hitting more than 3-1/2-year peak vs U.S.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on May 3rd, 2021
Canadian factory activity holds near record-setting pace in April - Reuters News
TORONTO, May 3 (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity grew for the 10th straight month in April as production and new orders climbed, with the pace easing only slightly from the previous month's record level, data showed on Monday.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on April 26th, 2021
Canadian dollar posts 6-week high as focus shifts to Fed decision - Reuters News
- Canadian dollar strengthens 0.3% against the greenback
- Touches its strongest since March 18 at 1.2432
- Price of U.S.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on April 19th, 2021
Canada housing starts up 21.6% in March to new record - CMHC - Reuters
By Julie Gordon
OTTAWA, April 19 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts rose 21.6% in March compared with the previous month, easily beating expectations and hitting a new record, data from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation showed on Monday.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on April 12th, 2021
Oil rises but remains rangebound as COVID-19 cases soar - Reuters News
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday on optimism over a rebound in the U.S. economy as coronavirus vaccinations accelerated and on tensions in the Middle East, though rising COVID-19 cases elsewhere kept a lid on prices.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on April 6th, 2021
IMF upgrades global growth outlook again as some COVID clouds begin to clear - Reuters News
April 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its outlook for global economic growth again on Tuesday, forecasting worldwide output would rise 6% this year, a rate unseen since the 1970s, thanks largely to the unprecedented policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Submitted by Victoria, BC Financial Planning | Financial Planning V8W 2B7 on March 29th, 2021
Canadian dollar dips as hedge fund default crimps risk appetite - Reuters News
- Canadian dollar weakens 0.1% against the greenback
- Loonie trades in a range of 1.2571 to 1.2626
- Price of U.S.
