Sluggishness Persists in the Canadian Economy: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (November 1, 2018): Canada’s economy is sending somewhat weak signals as it rounds out the year, suggesting that slow growth may continue...
Declines in household sector most pronounced: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (October 1, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI), a tool designed to predict changes in the Canadian business cycle, increased...
Government Efforts Have Failed to Stimulate the Economy: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (September 13, 2018): With persistent uncertainty plaguing business investment and consumer confidence, economic growth in Canada has been sputtering. Now, to make...
Canada Poised for a Sluggish End to 2018: MLI's Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (September 10, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI), a tool designed to predict changes in the Canadian business cycle, increased...
Canada’s Economy to Continue Experiencing Slow Growth in 2018: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (August 9, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI), a tool designed to predict changes in the Canadian business cycle,...
Why the American Economy is Hot, and Canada’s is Not: Cross Quarterly Economic Report
Investment in the US has resulted in superior economic performance compared to Canada, writes Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross. OTTAWA, ON (June 22,...
US economic gains buttress weak Canadian economy: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (June 5, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator, a tool designed to predict changes in the Canadian business cycle, edged up...
Weak housing and financial sectors dampen economic growth: MLI's Leading Economic Indicator
Weakness in housing and financial sectors suggests economic slowdown will continue into 2018, says Philip Cross, author of MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator. OTTAWA,...
Housing slowdown continues in first quarter: MLI's Leading Economic Indicator
Sluggish housing sector continues to curtail economic growth in first quarter, says Philip Cross, author of MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator. OTTAWA, ON (April...
Investment, Exports Suffering in Business-Unfriendly Canada: MLI Quarterly Economic Report
OTTAWA, ON (March 14, 2018): Failure to transition away from household and government spending means the Canadian economy is still overly-reliant on debt...
