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Loonie parity with US Dollar, PM Harper looks to partner with China

It has been extremely interesting week for the Canadian economy as a continued market resurgence coupled with the growing strength of the Canadian dollar has led to parity with the US dollar for the first time since April. It's not...

October 19, 2010 Read More

Canada adds jobs in August at a rate above forecast

Despite continuing concerns about factory output seeing a slight decline and a very fragile export market due to the continued paucity of the US recovery there was extremely good news about the Canadian economy this week specifically on the jobs...

September 16, 2010 Read More

Slight increase in July unemployment shouldn’t overshadow gains of 2010

We knew it wouldn't be that easy! The steady return to a healthy job market in Canada showed 6 consecutive months of job growth to begin 2010 but July marked a moderate setback in unemployment but not to the extent...

August 20, 2010 Read More

Royal Bank of Canada ‘slip’ make experts and markets ask if interest rate hikes will continue

If you visit the Miratel blog fairly often you'll know that we essentially saw this one coming. Analysts are leaping up and down over comments made last week by The Bank of Canada which seem to support existing theory that...

July 30, 2010 Read More

US economy could do worse than look to Canada for ideas

Say this very quietly to your American friends or read it with an open mind if you are yourself American; it might be time for the US to look to other nations for an improved economic model to assist the...

July 21, 2010 Read More

Q1 economic results; Canada overshadows stuttering U.S. recovery

2010 is poised to be an economic year unlike any other in recent memory as Canada continues to lead the way to economic stability and actual growth. Traditionally Europe and Canada have followed in the wake of how the US...

June 3, 2010 Read More

Will Canada hike interest rates in June? The answer may be in Australia…

We've been watching the gradual recovery of the economy in Canada with great interest over the last 6-9 months and as we near the mid point of 2010 signs relating to spending, productivity and employment all keep ticking (slowly but...

May 21, 2010 Read More

Canada – now hiring. Record number of jobs gains last month

It would be wrong to downplay the fantastic news that the Canadian economy added a record 108,700 jobs in April, this number is over four times higher than the forecasted growth models of 20-25,000 jobs returning to the market last...

May 13, 2010 Read More

Canada races ahead in economic growth versus G7 dawdlers

It's official, Canada is leading the charge out of recession as new data is released today. Amongst G7 nations the economic growth for Q1 and Q2 2010 for Canada far exceeds the other major industrial powers in a report that...

April 13, 2010 Read More

Minister enjoys ‘spotlight of Olympics’ to help promote economic recovery

Vancouver 2010 is of course on everyone's lips for another week yet, as the world's greatest winter athletes converge upon the West Coast to ski, skate, jump, race and slide toward medals or simply the honour of participation. Few events...

February 23, 2010 Read More

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