Economy in Brief

Canadian retail sales rose by 0.6% in July, a striking deceleration from their gains of 22.7% in June and 21.2% in May. Sales are now back to and above their pre-covid-19 levels; that virus that caused substantial backtracking in the [...]

Canadian retail sales rose by 0.6% in July, a striking deceleration from their gains of 22.7% in June and 21.2% in May. Sales are now back to and above their pre-covid-19 levels; that virus that caused substantial backtracking in the [...]

Canadian retail sales rose by 0.6% in July, a striking deceleration from their gains of 22.7% in June and 21.2% in May. Sales are now back to and above their pre-covid-19 levels; that virus that caused substantial backtracking in the [...]

• Component gains are mixed. • Coincident indicators' improvement moderates. • Lagging indicators continue to indicate less economic stress. The Conference Board reported that its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators [...]

• Component gains are mixed. • Coincident indicators' improvement moderates. • Lagging indicators continue to indicate less economic stress. The Conference Board reported that its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators [...]

• Component gains are mixed. • Coincident indicators' improvement moderates. • Lagging indicators continue to indicate less economic stress. The Conference Board reported that its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators [...]

• Current account deficit grows as exports & imports decline. • Goods & services balances both deteriorate. The U.S. current account deficit grew to $170.5 billion in Q2 2020 from $111.5 billion in Q1, revised from $104.2 billion. The [...]

• Current account deficit grows as exports & imports decline. • Goods & services balances both deteriorate. The U.S. current account deficit grew to $170.5 billion in Q2 2020 from $111.5 billion in Q1, revised from $104.2 billion. The [...]