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Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:34 AM Canada's February inflation prints at 2.6%, up from 2.5% previously and inline with expectations. Core inflation moves to 2.3% against expectations for 2.2%. The loonie -0.3% at $0.9972. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 8:56 AM Canada's January retail sales grow 0.5%, far less than 1.7% expected. Excluding autos, sales declined 0.5%. Additionally, December sales are revised to -0.2% from flat previously. The loonie slides a bit further, -0.6% and buying $1.0014. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, March 16, 2012, 11:19 AM Canada's real estate and consumer debt levels have risen to unsustainable levels and represent a threat to the whole economy, says TD Bank chief economist Craig Alexander. "The Bank of Canada is in a bind," he continues, arguing high debt levels make it impossible to raise rates. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Friday, March 16, 2012, 9:21 AM Canadian January manufacturing sales fell 0.9% vs consensus of +0.2%. The aerospace industry led the decline, off 34%, but motor vehicle sales rose 2.6%. The inventory-sales ratio climbed to 1.32 from 1.29. The loonie remains marginally stronger vs. the dollar, buying $1.0091. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, March 9, 2012, 7:23 AM Canada's February employment unchanged vs. expectations for a gain of 13.8K (+2.3K previous). The unemployment rate falls to 7.4% from 7.6% as the number of people looking for work declines. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 9:12 AM The Bank of Canada leaves policy unchanged, its benchmark rate remaining at 1%. "The profile for core and total CPI is somewhat firmer than previously anticipated." The loonie (FXC) flies higher on the hawkish remark, +0.6% and buying $1.0083. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Breaking News]
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 8:54 AM Canada's January building permits fall 12.3% vs. expectations of -4% (+10.5% prior). The residential sector -6.6%, non-residential -23.1%. Multi-family dwellings -12.4% (+30.8% prior). Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 10:13 AM Canada's February Ivey PMI 66.5 vs. expectations for 62.0 (64.1 previous). The loonie gains a bit on the news, but "risk off" rules the day and it remains down 0.6% vs. the greenback, just a hair below parity. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, March 2, 2012, 8:52 AM Canadian real GDP rose 0.4% in Q4 (1% previous). An on annualized basis, the gain was 1.8% (4.2% previous). Both numbers are roughly inline with estimates. The loonie marginally cuts earlier losses against the greenback, now buying $1.0127. Comment! [Global & FX]
Monday, February 27, 2012, 12:36 PM Sounding like a sub-freezing replay of the desert 20 miles outside Phoenix in 2005, dozens of Canadians recently spent the night lined up to pay $700K for as yet unbuilt houses on tiny lots in a distant suburb of Toronto, relates Garth Turner. "This is what people do. They chase prices up." Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, February 24, 2012, 10:23 AM The BoC's policy of flexible inflation targets provides "a robust framework for all seasons," says bank Governor Mark Carney. "Inflation targeting is disciplined, but flexible. It allows central banks to deliver what is expected while dealing with the unexpected." Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:17 AM Canada's January CPI rises 2.5% Y/Y vs. 2.3% in December. Core CPI up 2.1% against consensus 1.9%. The loonie adds a few pips to its morning gains, +0.2% to $1.005. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:14 AM Canadian January housing starts decline to a seasonally adjusted rate of 197.9K units from December's 199.9K, beating expectations for 194K. A steep fall in the eastern half of the country was balanced by a sharp increase in British Columbia (Vancouver). (PR) 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 10:30 AM "The simple fact is that consumers are consuming more than they're earning," says BoC Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem, explaining the bank's concerns over rising indebtedness. His comments came in Q&A following a speech on an unrelated subject in Toronto. 4 Comments [Global & FX]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 9:22 AM The value of Canadian building permits rose 11.1% in December to $6.8B, confounding expectations for a 0.5% fall. It's the highest level since June 2007. A sharp increase (28.9%) in apartment and condo projects in Ontario (Toronto) was behind the big print. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Monday, February 6, 2012, 2:45 PM One of the world's perkier real estate markets regains a bit of momentum with house prices in Canada moving higher by 0.27% in January, reversing a 3-month slide. Prices rose 5.2% Y/Y according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Comment! [Global & FX]