Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – October 2023
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Near-term Risk of Recession in Canada Remains High
Tighter-for-longer monetary policy The Organization for Economic Co-ope...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – Canada – November 2023
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Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Private and Government Office Building construction projects – U.S. – November 2023
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Economic
Outlook for Office Leasing Weak into 2024
Rising office vacancy rates due to glut of empty space According to Cus...
Economic
Flattening Prospects in U.S. and Canadian Jobs Markets in October
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics speak...
Economic , Labour
Improved Canadian Home Affordability Not on the Horizon
The most recent (August) building permit numbers released by Statistics Canada r...
Economic
Ottawa’s Emission Reduction Plan Has Costly Implications for New Homes
In March, 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the country’s 2030 Emission Red...
Economic
Quebec Approaching 2024 with a Foot on the Brakes
Quebec's housing market is bearing the brunt of the steady increase in interest...
Economic
Determinants of U.S. and Canadian Homebuilding Not Homogeneous
The month-to-month descending path of U.S. housing starts due to progressive inc...
Economic
Vain Attempts to Defang Food, Energy, and Rent in U.S. and Canadian Inflation
The Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada have both held the line on interest r...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2023
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Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
In Canada, August Featured a Generous Helping of Construction Jobs
August was a good month for jobs creation in Canada’s construction sector, accor...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2023
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Infrastructure , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2023
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Projects , US News
Exceptional Immigration Imperils Goal of Improved Housing Affordability
In 2022, Canada welcomed 1,007,557 international immigrants, more than twice the...
Economic
With Construction Not Immune, Retail Sales Speak of Slowdown
The U.S. economy grew by +2.0% in the first quarter of this year and by +2.4% in...
Economic
Except for Construction, Deceleration in U.S. Jobs Growth in August
The headline number for U.S. jobs growth in August, from today’s release of the...
Economic
High Interest Rates Extend Recession Risk, U.S. and Canada
Recent forecasts of global economic activity by the World Bank, the Internationa...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – July 2023
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Economic
Top 10 Major Upcoming Industrial and Water Treatment Construction Projects – Canada – August 2023
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Economic
Top 10 Major Upcoming Medical and Educational Construction Projects – U.S. – August 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
Economic , US News
July’s Job Creation Reports: Fed will be Accepting; BoC will be Pleased
Try thinking like a central banker. Your main goal at the moment is to bring dow...
Economic
At Cross Purposes? Stock Markets Up; Debt Rating Down
In the Fall of last year, considerable anxiety was induced among investors when...
Economic
Housing Starts vs Economic Orthodoxy
As my colleague, Michael Guckes, is wont to say, every economic cycle is differe...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – June 2023
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Economic
Top 10 Major Upcoming Entertainment Facility and Stadium-arena Construction Projects – U.S. – July 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming entertainment facility an...
Economic , US News
Top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Columbia construction projects – Canada – July 2023
The accompanying tables shows the top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Colu...
Economic
Update on British Columbia: Strike Settlement Brings Other Issues to Surface
The recent ratification of a second (revised) agreement between the Internationa...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – May 2023
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs ha...
Economic
Where are the Jobs that are Driving the U.S. Unemployment Rate So Low?
So far, minimally deterred by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, the une...
Economic
PPI Suppressing Inflation, But So-So Helpful for Construction Material Costs
Joy was expressed by economic commentators when the Bureau of Labor Statistics (...