Author: Sherry Cooper
For all those Canadian boomers looking for a place in the sun, the price of vacation homes in the sunny south (think Florida, Arizona or Nevada) are more affordable than any time in nearly four decades.
The August payroll report was clearly disappointing, suggesting the U.S. economy remains in a fragile state. However, there are reasons for optimism. Call me Pollyanna, but me thinks I see green shoots sprouting in the U.S. economy.
September 4, 2012
Category: Strong job numbers support Bank of Canada's optimism about a rebound: Economist Uncategorized
BMO’s Sherry Cooper On Canada’s Competitive Edge
August 24, 2012
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BMO’s Sherry Cooper On The Canadian Dollar
For all those busy people who have better things to do than fight the traffic, find a parking space, try on clothes and wait in line to check out, the future of retailing will be spectacular.
The incoming data continue to be disappointing, though the July U.S. payroll gain is encouraging.
July 23, 2012
Category: Strong job numbers support Bank of Canada's optimism about a rebound: Economist Uncategorized
BMO’s Sherry Cooper: Focus On Opportunity
The Canadian economy has been growing at a sub-2% pace in 2012, well below last year’s pace. Indeed, growth in the third quarter was a mere 0.6% a.r. and we are forecasting that the final quarter of this year will see real GDP expand only 1.5%.
The Supreme Court ruling upholding the key components of the Obama healthcare plan was a significant legal victory for the President, although his conservative opponents are already calling it a massive middle-class tax increase and are threatening to repeal it.
All around the world, economic activity has been slowing. Acknowledging the disappointing prospects for growth, the Federal Reserve extended its maturity-lengthening bond-purchase program, better known as Operation Twist.