Posts Tagged ‘global economy’

  • Gains in market, spending, and production leaves many asking “Where are the jobs?”
    Less than a quarter of the way into 2010 economists are feeling quite bullish about indicators that the market and thus the economy can be trusted again. While these positive signs plus growth in consumer spending all lead to a recipe for economic improvements, the missing ingredient remains the lack of jobs that seem to be the countering aspect to this recovery, if indeed...
    by at March 29th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
  • Canada sends warning signs to G20 about global economic recovery
    We’ve been peppered with primarily buoyant news in recent months about the changes and trends being seen in the economy based on final results for 2009 and the early indicators for 2010. A market that was staggered by a loss of confidence in the banking sector coupled with an employment market that shed jobs at an alarming rate left most of us applauding the end...
    by at March 18th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
  • Strong earnings reports from Canadian banking sector
    The specific numbers published this morning further fuel the speculation that the economy will be stimulated by the positive reports coming from the banking industry. Making loan acquisition more plausible will be a key driving force if consumer and business spending is to increase during the coming year. To that end, the reports today from The Royal Bank of Canada and...
    by at March 3rd, 2010 at 09:03 pm
  • Final 2009 economic reports show a glass half full
    The signicant strides of recovery are in fuller evidence with final reports for the final quarter of 2009 now being published, however the ‘jobless recovery’ is more apparent before as growth is occurring without the positive impact to a reduction in the numbers of the unemployed.  Government reports in the US published this week show that the U.S. economy...
    by at February 26th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
  • 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 outside of global economic summits raise such a high media profile around the world as the Olympic games so it should come...
    by at February 23rd, 2010 at 12:02 am
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