Canadians’ pay cheques to increase in 2007, survey finds
Recruiting key talent and employee engagement at top of employers’ agendas
- By: IE Staff
- August 31, 2006 August 31, 2006
- 09:33
Recruiting key talent and employee engagement at top of employers’ agendas
Cooling housing market curbs growth, StatsCan says
Summit REIT supports $3.3 billion takeover offer from ING unit
Contracting manufacturing exports and a pullback in oil and base metal prices will hurt Canada
U.S. markets also see small gains
But Canada’s international assets and liabilities grew strongly in the capital and financial account
New index will track combined performance of all 57 stocks on the market
But real GDP growth exceeded advance estimates of 2.5% growth issued in July
12-month change in July’s IPPI is almost double the year-over-over increase in June
Real GDP in Q2 slightly weaker than anticipated
Industrial prices rise sharply in July
U.S. markets down on Fed revelations that more rate hikes may be needed
But further interest rates may be necessary to bring inflation down more rapidly, they noted
Stresses that ministers should be considering the capital markets to deal with emissions trading
But it continues to adjust to major global developments
August see the largest one-month decline in confidence since hurricane Katrina
Decline was due to decreases in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
Oil prices rise amid Iran tensions
And losses in energy sector drive up U.S. markets
Investors greatly concerned about gas prices, unsettled geopolitical climate
Metal, minerals and oil and gas bring index back to just below its all-time record
Oil prices retreat
But Canada is expected to escape unscathed because of its status of net exporter of natural resources
U.S. jobs report due Friday