Budget Bets Big on Healthcare, Housing Affordability Measures: Our Analysis of Federal Budget 2024
The government took a major turn toward boosting revenues by a net $21.9 billion over five years. It chose to make a big change to the capital gains regime. While it affects a fairly narrow swath of taxpayers, it has large implications for future potential investment decisions. The government is trying to isolate the tax burden to corporate Canada, but in the process is creating some new thresholds and rules that will create more complexity and tax notches.
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Gasoline and Shelter Added Pressure to Consumer Price Growth in March
Canadian Economics April 16, 2024
Year-over-year growth of Canada’s consumer price index picked up slightly in March. Yet, many inflation indicators are trending in the right direction and interest rate cuts are still on the table in June.
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Kiefer Van Mulligen
Manufacturing Sales Buoyed by Higher Petroleum and Coal Prices in February
Canadian Economics April 15, 2024
High borrowing costs and cooler demand will likely weaken sales this year, though growth will pick up as the grip of monetary policy loosens. Month to month, real GDP growth in the manufacturing sector has been uneven, though the diversity of the industry’s subsectors has likely helped to keep growth from falling sharply in the face of higher interest rates.
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Kiefer Van Mulligen
The Bank of Canada Keeps Rates Steady for Another Announcement
Canadian Economics April 10, 2024
The housing market continues to pose an upside risk to the Bank of Canada’s inflation goals. The Bank has expressed concerns that if financial conditions improve, rejuvenated demand for housing, paired with the limited developments in housing supply, could exert significant upward pressure on inflation.
Quick take • 4-min read
Walter Bolduc
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