Hi Ed, Thanks for providing interesting links. As you can see, REIN research is not different from what posted in these links. We all speak about the same economy and see the same facts. Thanks, Boris

CIBC World Markets:Did Canada Really "Lose" So Many Jobs In December? (Jan 11, 2008) http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...oad/labourc.pdf QUOTE There`s only one way to "spin" the Canadian employment report for December – it was weak – but the cup was half empty or half full for the more...

RBC Economics:Provincial outlook (January 2008) http://www.rbc.com/economics/market/pdf/provfcst.pdf QUOTE Growth forecasts lowered for central Canada We have lowered our 2008 growth forecasts for several provinces, but the changes were disproportionately skewed towards Ontario and Quebec. We...

Globa and Mail:At GM, a greener car beats a smaller one (Jan 14, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...y/Business/home QUOTE The auto industry`s race to develop more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly technology is being driven mainly by the reluctance of Americans to buy...

Globe and Mail:GM still weighing model lineup for Oshawa (Jan 14, 2008) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...NStory/Business QUOTE General Motors Corp., is still studying which cars to build in Oshawa, Ont., alongside the new Camaro, because the U.S. debate on fuel economy means it`s...

Globe and Mail:Economy strong, business leery (Jan 15, 2008) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...PStory/Business QUOTE The Bank of Canada`s latest business outlook survey suggests that the economy is still in overdrive, but that the high dollar is keeping inflation in check and...

Hi Ed, I guess, the best way to save just one paragraph would be to copy it to text editor (eg, MS Word) and print from there. Another good options to save a copy could be: - check "print preview" and select only needed pages to send to printer - use PDF-print option to save page as PDF file...

QUOTE (FreyaFriday @ Jan 10 2008, 10:33 AM) Hello from a newbie to R.E.I.N.! I'm wondering if there is a person who has recently joined up (like myself) who I could perhaps 'buddy' with? I am alone, and really have no one to go over all this exciting stuff with and a 'buddy' would be so...

Statistics Canada:Canadian international merchandise trade (Nov 2007) (Jan 11, 2008) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080111/d080111b.htm QUOTE Canadian merchandise exports increased in November for only the third time in 2007, halting a three-month decline. At the same time, imports...

Statistics Canada:Labour Force Survey (Dec 2007) (Jan 11, 2008) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080111/d080111a.htm QUOTE Following seven consecutive months of increases, employment edged down in December (-19,000). Over the year, however, employment was up an estimated 2.2% (+370,000)...

Edmonton Journal:Realtors predict slight hike in house prices (Jan 10, 2007) http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...3c9&k=77993 QUOTE Edmonton-area home prices will rise four per cent over the next 12 months, predicts the president of the Realtors` Association of Edmonton. "If my...

TD Economics:DISAPPOINTING DATA RAISES LIKELIHOOD OF MORE RATE CUTS (Jan 10, 2008) http://www.td.com/economics/global/gm0108.pdf QUOTE Given that the economic data has been worse than expected over the course of the last month, we have tweaked our expectations for the Fed. Two data releases are...

TD Economics:Provincial Economic Outlook (Nov 10, 2008) http://www.td.com/economics/qef/prov0108.pdf QUOTE HIGHLIGHTS Deteriorating export picture setting the stage for slow growth across the provinces in 2008 Real GDP growth this year to limp along at about 1.5% in N&L, Ontario, Quebec and...

CIBC World Markets:Delays Will Tighten Global Oil Markets (Jan 10, 2008) http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...d/occrept65.pdf QUOTE Despite healthy scheduled increases in world oil production, widespread project delays and soaring oil consumption in many oilproducing countries point to...

Toronto Star:Auto execs predict bright future: report (Jan 10, 2008) http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/292613 QUOTE The report suggests that the industry is leaving the first phase of its restructuring, deep cost-cutting and a shift of manufacturing to low-income countries. It is now...

Globe and Mail:Ford fires warning shot at CAW (Jan 9, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...ry/robNews/home QUOTE North American car buyers don`t care where vehicles are built, so the Canadian operations of Ford Motor Co. must become more competitive if the company is going to...

Globe and Mail:Economists join rate-cut chorus (Jan 10, 2008) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...ry/robNews/home QUOTE Several economists are revising their interest-rate outlook for Canada this year, saying weak U.S. demand will result in deeper cuts than they`d anticipated. Royal...

Statistics Canada:New Housing Price Index (Nov 2007) (Jan 10, 2008) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080110/d080110c.htm QUOTE Contractors` selling prices were up 6.1% between November 2006 and November 2007, unchanged from the year-over-year increase in October. ... Saskatoon continues its...

Statistics Canada:Building permits (Nov 2007) (Jan 10, 2008) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080110/d080110a.htm QUOTE On a year-to-date basis, the total value of building permits issued by municipalities from January to November hit $68.1 billion, up 12.4% from the total for the first 11...

TD Economics:HOUSING STARTS SLOW SHARPLY IN DECEMBER (Jan 9, 2008) http://www.td.com/economics/comment/rs010908.pdf QUOTE Despite the weakness in total housing starts in December, 2007 definitely stands out as a banner year, as the annual average number of starts stands at an extremely robust...