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CLI Points to Flattening Commercial Activity in 2019

The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) declined by 1.8 points to 134.5 from the third to the fourth quarter of 2018. Compared to this time one year ago, the index is about 1 percent lower. “Following several years of robust growth, the BC economy slowed in 2018 and the CLI ...

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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

The Bank of Canada raised its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that the Canadian economy is expected to average growth of 2 percent over the second half of 2018 before slowing to ...

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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

The Bank of Canada opted to maintain its target for the overnight interest rate this morning at 1.25 per cent.  In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that although growth in the Canadian economy slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2017, the economy is expected ...

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BCREA Housing Market Update (February 2018)

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