RBC Economics:Housing affordability (Jan 2008) http://www.rbc.com/economics/market/pdf/house.pdf Housing affordability is forecast to improve in 2008 QUOTE Housing affordability worsened for the third consecutive quarter in the third quarter of 2007, and our newly developed econometric...

QUOTE (EdRenkema @ Jan 20 2008, 10:13 AM) http://www.thestar.com/News/article/295687 Most of this construction is nonresidential which of course means jobs, good news for those investing in Oshawa. Ed R Hi Ed, Great data! Just to make it easier to find after: Oshawa building boom helps...

Globe and Mail:Canadian home market safe as houses: CREA (Jan 23, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...ry/robNews/home QUOTE Canada`s resale housing market will remain at or near record levels this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association predicted Wednesday.The industry group...

Globe and Mail:GM`s move south a blow to Ontario (Jan 24, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...y/Business/home Rear-wheel-drive cars scrapped or moved to Michigan; company blames new fuel economy rules QUOTE General Motors Corp. has scrapped plans to build some rear-wheel-drive...

Globe and Mail:CAN CANADA ESCAPE A RECESSION? (Jan 24, 2008) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...PStory/Business QUOTE A week or two ago, the notion of Canada falling into a recession seemed far-fetched. Domestic demand was strong, commodity prices were soaring and the rest of the...

TD Economics:BANK OF CANADA NOT DONE IN CUTTING RATES (Jan 22, 2008) http://www.td.com/economics/comment/bc012208.pdf QUOTE Bank of Canada cuts by 25 basis points Bank to cut 50bps on March 4th and 25bps on April 22nd The Bank of Canada cut the overnight rate this morning by a quarter-point to...

Financial Post:RBC follows Bank`s lead with quarter-point cut (Jan 22, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=255876 QUOTE Royal Bank of Canada responded swiftly to the central bank`s announced rate cut by decreasing its prime lending rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%. RBC is the...

Globe and Mail:Fed cuts rates by 75 basis points (Jan 22, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...y/Business/home QUOTE WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, confronted with a global stock sell-off fanned by increased fears of a recession, cut a key interest rate by three-quarters of a...

The Vancouve Sun:Metro`s economy will grow by 3.3 per cent (Jan 22, 2008) http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/bu...8f-4f295578ab7a Higher housing prices will depress starts, conference board says QUOTE The Metro Vancouver economy will grow by a solid 3.3 per cent this year -- despite...

QUOTE (GarthChapman @ Jan 21 2008, 09:36 PM) Hey Boris , Great idea! And now done as you suggested. Check this new post on backing up and restoring your REMA data file - How to Back-up and Restore your REMA data file William , we also included your Restore Point idea! Regards...

Financial Post:What could rattle Canada? (Jan 21, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/analysis/stor...738&k=76431 QUOTE There was no end to horrible news out of the U.S. economy last week but as the Bank of Canada puts the finishing touches on its interest rate announcement tomorrow, it is the...

Globe and Mail:Alberta puts royalty relief on the table (Jan 21, 2008) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...PStory/Business Province considers offering energy producers breaks over `unintended consequences` of controversial hikes QUOTE The Alberta government is considered easing...

CIBC World Markets:Presentation: Outlook 2008 http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...ncome_jan08.pdf

CIBC World Markets:Does it matter? (Jan 18, 2008) http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...load/sjan08.pdf As is the case for crude oil, the US economy has made no contribution to the recent surge in global metal demand. QUOTE If the US economy is in recession, it’s remarkable how little...

TD Economics:THE FIVE FINGER GUIDE: ECONOMIC DATA THAT PROVIDE A HEADS-UP TO A U.S. RECESSION (Jan 17, 2008) http://www.td.com/economics/special/bc0108_usrec.pdf QUOTE Alongside the doomsayers are those, like ourselves, who believe the U.S. is not in a recession, but that doesn’t mean that the...

Statistics Canada:Investment in non-residential building construction (Jan 17, 2008) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080117/d080117b.htm QUOTE Investment in non-residential building construction set a seventh consecutive annual record in 2007, thanks largely to huge gains in the...

Financial Post:Oilsands costs leap US$10 a barrel (Jan16, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=242217 QUOTE A typical Canadian oilsands project now needs long-term oil prices above US$60 a barrel - up 20% over a year ago - to be economic , an industry expert told an oilsands...

Financial Post:Toyota plant tops GM Oshawa (Jan 16, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=241074 QUOTE For eight years, General Motors Corp.` s Oshawa, Ont., assembly facility just east of Toronto has produced the most cars of any factory in North America, cranking out Chevy Impalas...

Toronto Star:Fast train pulls in, 18 minutes late (Jan 16, 2008) http://www.thestar.com/News/article/294404 QUOTE GO was criticized in last month`s report by Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter for poor on-time performance, which fell to 89.5 per cent the previous year, well below the 98 per...

Financial Post:Housing market cracks $100B sales record (Jan 15, 2008) http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=239708 QUOTE The resale housing market cracked $100-billion in sales activity for the first time in Canada`s 25 largest markets, according to the Canadian Real Estate...