Analysis
United States
Data commentaries
May 17, 2013 - U.S. State Employment Monitor (pdf)
May 16, 2013 - U.S. Housing Starts (pdf)
May 16, 2013 - U.S. Consumer Price Index (pdf)
May 14, 2013 - NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (pdf)
May 13, 2013 - U.S. Retail Sales (pdf)
May 3, 2013 - U.S. ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (pdf)
May 3, 2013 - U.S Employment (pdf)
May 2, 2013 - U.S. International Trade (pdf)
May 1, 2013 - U.S. Vehicle Sales (pdf)
May 1, 2013 - U.S. FOMC Interest Rate Decision (pdf)
May 1, 2013 - U.S. ISM Manufacturing Index (pdf)
April 30, 2013 - U.S. Consumer Confidence (pdf)
April 29, 2013 - U.S. Personal Income and Spending (pdf)
April 26, 2013 - U.S. Real GDP (pdf)
April 23, 2013 - U.S. Existing Home Sales (pdf)
April 17, 2013 - U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book (pdf)
April 10, 2013 -U.S. FOMC Minutes (pdf)
March 20, 2013 - Chairman Bernanke's Press Conference (pdf)
Regular Publications
May 17, 2013 -Weekly Bottom Line (pdf)
May 9, 2013 - Dollars & Sense - Equities Advance While Commodities Face Headwinds (pdf)
March 28, 2013 -U.S. Quarterly State Forecast (pdf)
March 19, 2013 - Economic Snapshot: A Bird's Eye View of the Global Economy (pdf)
March 19, 2013 -Quarterly Economic Forecast - U.S. Economic Outlook (pdf)(Press Release)(webcast)
March 13, 2013 - U.S. Regional Check-Up (pdf)
Special Reports/Observations
- April 23, 2013 - Giving It The Old College Try, Assessing The Returns On U.S. Higher Education (pdf)
- April 9, 2013 - U.S. Commercial Real Estate To Take Cue From Housing Recovery (pdf)
- April 8, 2013 - Goosing U.S. Economic Growth Through Wealth Effects (pdf)(en français)
- March 21, 2013 - School's Out (pdf)
- March 1, 2013 - America's Debt Woes (pdf)
- February 5, 2013 - Is The American Housing Rebound Sustainable? (pdf)
- January 31, 2013 - Auto Finance A Bright Spot For U.S. Lenders (pdf)
- January 29, 2013 - Assessing The Long Term Cost Of Youth Unemployment (pdf)(en français)
- January 2, 2013 - U.S. Congress Passes Bill Avoiding Fiscal Cliff (pdf)
- November 15, 2012 - The Shale Shift - Exploring The Impact Of Shale Gas On The U.S. Economy (pdf)
- November 13, 2012 - An Economic Perspective On U.S. Long-Term Financial Asset Returns (pdf)
- November 7, 2012 - Fiscal Impacts Under New Congress Are Not An Open And Shut Case (pdf)
- October 30, 2012 - Initial Thoughts on Hurricane Sandy's Impact on the US Economy (pdf)
- October 15, 2012 - Offshoring, Onshoring And The Rebirth Of American Manufacturing (pdf)
(Executive Summary) (Press Release) - September 10, 2012 - U.S. Consumer Credit - Building The Bridge Over Troubled Water (pdf)
- September 5, 2012 - Treasuries To Avoid Japan-Like Experience (pdf)
- September 4, 2012 -Days of Decision (pdf)
- July 31, 2012 -Searching For A Detour Around The Fiscal Cliff (pdf)
- July 6, 2012 -Crude Oil's Repeat Performance To Come To An End (pdf)
- July 5, 2012 -To QE Or Not QE? (pdf)
- June 19, 2012 -America's Housing Market: Recoveries Aren't Always As They Appear (pdf)
- May 29, 2012 -Regional Multifamily Housing: South Atlantic To Outshine Northeast (pdf)
- May 25, 2012 -Milking America's Cash Cow: The Case For Stronger Investment Growth (pdf))(Press Release)(en français)
- May 23, 2012 -What Would Greek Exit Mean For America? (pdf)
- May 16, 2012 -Gas Prices Up, But Trucks Still On Top (pdf)
- May 15, 2012 -Meeting America's Job Challenge Means Growing Small Business (pdf)(Press Release)
- May 3, 2012 -Rising U.S. Energy Independence: What Does It Mean For Canada? (pdf)(en français)
- April 10, 2012 -A New Norm For U.S. Auto Sales (pdf)
- February 23, 2012 -U.S. Housing Recovery Will Not Drown In A Sea Of Distressed Sales (pdf)(en français)
February 21, 2012 -Scratching the Surface On U.S. Consumer Credit Offers Reason To Be Cautious (pdf)(en français)
February 13, 2012 -State Finances and The Budget Control Act: Going The Distance (pdf)
January 26, 2012 -The Worrisome Decline In The U.S. Participation Rate (pdf)(en français)
January 17, 2012 - U.S. Auto Sales Coming Back To Life...Slowly But Surely (pdf)(en français)
January 4, 2012 - What to Make of the Revisions to U.S. Existing Home Sales (pdf) (en français)
November 14, 2011 - Financial Literacy - The Investment of a Lifetime (pdf)(en français)
- November 9, 2011 - Perspective: Gridlock In America(en français)
October 27, 2011 -The Bay State's Job Revival (pdf)
October 18, 2011 - U.S. Women Entrepreneurs and the Factors That Drive Their Businesses (pdf)(en français)
September 28, 2011 -Paying the Piper (pdf)(en français)
September 9, 2011 -President Obama's American Jobs Act (pdf)
September 7, 2011 - Can More Fiscal Stimulus Fix America's Labor Market Woes? (pdf)
September 6, 2011 - For Rent - Miami's Housing Market (pdf) (Webcast)
August 9, 2011 - Financial Reaction to U.S. Credit Downgrade (pdf)
August 8, 2011 - S&P Downgrade of U.S. Credit Rating Changes Nothing (pdf)
July 28, 2011 - Perspectives On The U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate (pdf)
July 18, 2011 -Will Inflation Stick? (pdf)
July 15, 2011 -Hoping Rationality And Leadership Win Out Over Politics (pdf)(en français)
- July 12, 2011 - U.S. Job Machine Needs Faster Economic Growth (pdf)
- July 11, 2011 - Jobs Dependent On Small And Medium Sized Firms
- June 22, 2011 - Industrial Transformation: The Case Of North Carolina (pdf)
- June 9, 2011 - East Coast Housing - If They Build It, Will They Come? (pdf)
- May 18, 2011 - Small Businesses Will Reclaim the Driver's Seat Behind the Economic Engine (pdf)
- April 20, 2011 - Setting The Stage For A U.S. Housing Recovery (pdf)
- April 19, 2011 - Caught In The Middle: The Polarization Of Skills In The U.S. Labor Market (pdf)
- March 25, 2011 - America's Manufacturing-Led Recovery (pdf)
- March 1, 2011 - How The South Will Get Its Groove Back (pdf)
- February 25, 2011 - Will Rising Oil Prices Derail The Global Economy? (pdf)
- February 1, 2011 - Municipal Bonds: Not For The Faint Of Heart, But No Cause For Panic (pdf)
- January 18, 2011 - Outside Of Mortgages, U.S. Credit Showing Broad Improvement (pdf)
- January 4, 2011 - An Update On State Tax Revenues (pdf)
- December 2, 2010 - Putting The U.S. Fiscal House In Order (pdf)(en français)
- November 15, 2010 - High-Tech Sector Offers Ray Of Sunshine For Florida (pdf)(Press Release)
- November 12, 2010 -Resolving U.S. Housing Problem Essential To Avoiding Japan Experience (pdf)
- October 27, 2010 - The Nifty-Fifty No More: An Indepth Look at State Fiscal Finances (pdf)(Executive Summary)
- October 5, 2010 - U.S. Unemployment In The Aftermath Of The Great Recession (pdf)
- August 27, 2010 - U.S. Recovery Is Tracking Traditional Experience After Financial Crisis Induced Recessions (pdf)
- July 29, 2010 - Will Europe's Troubles Wash Up On New England Shores? (pdf)
- July 7, 2010 - U.S. Financial Regulatory Reform & The Dodd-Frank Bill (pdf)
- May 28, 2010 - Small and Medium Sized Businesses Key to U.S. Economic Recovery (pdf)
- May 18, 2010 - U.S. Consumer Prices To Dance Awfully Close To Deflation Danger Zone (pdf)
- March 23, 2010 - U.S. Northeast Economy Becomes the Frontrunner (pdf)
- March 22, 2010 - U.S. Corporate Profit Growth To Slow As Hiring Resumes (pdf)
- March 10, 2010 - Back To Balance: What’s Next For The U.S. Housing Market? (pdf)(webcast)
- February 19, 2010 - Enter the Exit Strategy (pdf)
- February 4, 2010 - U.S. Won't Have A Jobless Recovery (pdf)
- December 16, 2009 - U.S. Consumer Credit & Household Deleveraging (pdf)
- November 13, 2009 - U.S. Commercial Real Estate Is A Speed Bump, But Not A Road Block To Recovery (pdf)
- November 12, 2009 - Possible Economic Impact of H1N1 (pdf)
- November 6, 2009 - How Will The Great Recession And Its Recovery Compare To The Past? (pdf)
- November 4, 2009 - Is The Global Economy Hard-Wired For A Lingering Fed? (pdf)
- September 28, 2009 - Northeast Job Market is a Cut Above (pdf)
- August 28, 2009 - The Great Recession: Lessons and Opportunities (pdf)
- August 4, 2009 - Is There Evidence That Obama’s Loan Modification Program Is Working? (pdf)
- July 31, 2009 - The Nascent Recovery (pdf)
- July 30, 2009 - Anatomy of a U.S. Housing Rebound (pdf)
- June 1, 2009 - U.S. Exports: Rise of the Machines Starring Emerging Markets (pdf)
- May 7, 2009 - U.S. Recovery Has Legs To Stand On (pdf)
- May 4, 2009 - Will Guarding Against Deflation Now Lead to an Inflation Problem in the Future? (pdf)
- April 23, 2009 - Do State Foreclosure Laws Impact Mortgage Delinquency Rates? (pdf)
- April 23, 2009 - U.S. Housing Market - Fishing for the Bottom (pdf)(Press Release)
- March 24, 2009 - U.S. Credit Flows During the Fourth Quarter Show Stress on Households and Firms (pdf)
- February 19, 2009 - (A Primer on Fiscal Stimulus (pdf))
- December 5, 2008 - Bailout Rock - Is $4 Trillion a Magic Number? (pdf)
- November 24, 2008 - Could Deflation Derail De Fed? (pdf)
- November 19, 2008 - The Low Down on a Low Fed Funds Rate (pdf)
- November 13, 2008 - Can Equities Recover? (pdf)
- October 27, 2008 - Presidents, The Economy and Financial Markets (pdf)
- October 17, 2008 - Origins and Policy Response to the Credit Crunch in North America (pdf)
- September 26, 2008 - Will the U.S. Dollar go the way of the British Pound? (pdf)
- September 9, 2008 - Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion, Upset Stomach, Fannie, Freddie (pdf)
- September 8, 2008 - Fixed Income: U.S. Bailout & Implications (pdf)
- August 22, 2008 - Quiet Central Banks, Noisy Markets (pdf)
- August 13, 2008 - A Look at U.S. Home Prices from 2002 to Now - The Correction Isn’t Over (pdf)
- July 29, 2008 - A Regional Look At U.S. Labour Markets: Don’t Mess With Texas! (pdf)
- July 16, 2008 - U.S. Households Look To Be Saving Their Stimulus Checks (pdf)
- July 15, 2008 - Can All The King’s Men Put The U.S. Financial System Back Together Again? (pdf)
- June 25, 2008 - If a Central Bank’s Forecast Falls Short of the Mark, Does It Make a Sound? (pdf)
- May 22, 2008 - Predicting The U.S. Recovery: Some Leading Indicators Are Better Than Others (pdf)
- April 25, 2008 - Is the Credit Crunch Pushing the U.S. Federal Reserve to its Limit? (pdf)
- April 11, 2008 - Musings on the U.S. Recession (pdf)
- March 17, 2008 - US: Fed Flailings Reveal Further Need For Cuts (pdf)
- March 5, 2008 - U.S. Homeowners Not Getting Much of a Break on Mortgage Rates (pdf)
- February 21, 2008 - What’s Going On With U.S. Inflation? (pdf)
- February 5, 2008 - Economic Stimulus and the U.S. Outlook (pdf)
- January 17, 2008 - The Five Finger Guide: Economic Data that Provide a Heads-up to a U.S. Recession (pdf)
- December 12, 2007 - U.S. Consumer Outlook for the Holidays and 2008 (pdf)
- November 29, 2007 - American Exports: The Quiet Revolution (pdf)
- November 27, 2007 - Weaker U.S. Economic Outlook To Prompt Fed Cuts (pdf)
- November 22, 2007 - Canada and the U.S.: The Odd Decouple (pdf)
- November 6, 2007 - Oh CDOs, CDOs, Wherefore Art Thou CDOs? (pdf)
- September 6, 2007 - The Illusion of Withering Wages (pdf)
- August 20, 2007 - The Grey Anatomy of the Current Credit Crunch (pdf)
- July 27, 2007 - Inflation Targeting By The Fed: Will It Ever Happen, And Would It Matter? (pdf)
- April 30, 2007 - A Primer on the U.S. Sub-prime Market (pdf)
- February 15, 2007 - Japanese GDP Flies, Making a Rate Hike Next Week More Likely (pdf)
- January 23, 2007 - Resilient U.S. Consumers to Keep Fed on Hold Through 2007 (pdf)
- November 17, 2006 - Fed Conundrum with Elevated Inflation to Persist (pdf)
- November 14, 2006 - A Primer on Potential Output (pdf)
- November 10, 2006 - Economic Impact of U.S. Elections on Canada (pdf)
- November 8, 2006 - Tarnishing the Image of the Emerging Market Gilded Age (pdf)
- October 27, 2006 - In The Shadow of the U.S. Slowdown: Local Context Key to Global Growth (pdf)
- October 2, 2006 - The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Housing Market: Will the Broader Economy Follow? (pdf)
- July 25, 2006 - Comparison of Monetary Policy in Canada and the United States: Weaker Fed Transparency the Biggest Difference (pdf)
- May 18, 2006 - The U.S. Current Account Deficit: Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself (Executive Summary) (Full Report)
- May 11, 2006 - She’s Come Undone: U.S. Housing Market Slowdown is Underway (pdf)
- April 3, 2006 - Will U.S. Treasuries Pay a Price for Record Foreign Indebtedness? (pdf)
- January 24, 2006 - Inventories Will Shape the Next U.S. Business Cycle (pdf)
2005 - August 18, 2005 - U.S. Expansion on ‘Borrowed’ Time (pdf) (press release)
- July 15, 2005- U.S. Equities Remain a Long-Term Favourite (pdf)
- June 28, 2005 - Last Hurrah for U.S. Economy in 2005, Mid-Cycle Slowdown on Tap for 2006 (pdf)
- May 2, 2005 - Is U.S. CPI Under-estimating Inflation? (pdf)
- March 2, 2005 - Higher Loonie Fails to Drive Shoppers South (pdf)
- September 13, 2004 - U.S. Housing Market: Time to Pay the Piper (pdf)
- May 25, 2004 - Has the Fed Left Rates Too Low for Too Long? (pdf)
Current Publications
- Daily Economic Indicators* (opens new window)
- Canadian Commentaries (opens new window)
- U.S. Commentaries (opens new window)
- Weekly Bottom Line* (opens new window)
- Small Business Weekly* (opens new window)
- Dollars & Sense* (opens new window)
- Economic Snapshot* (opens new window)
- Quarterly Economic Forecast - Canada* (opens new window)
- Quarterly Economic Forecast - U.S.* (opens new window)
- Quarterly Economic Forecast - Global* (opens new window)
- U.S. Quarterly State Forecast* (opens new window)
- Provincial Economic Forecast* (opens new window)
- Long-term Economic Forecast* (opens new window)
- Commodity Price Report* (opens new window)
- Federal & Provincial Budgets (opens new window)
Special Reports
- A Demographic Overview of Aboriginal People's in Canada* (opens new window)
- The Loonie Set To Fly South* (opens new window)
- Release Of 2012 Provincial GDP Confirms Momentum Advantage In The West* (opens new window)
- An Economist's Case For Volunteering* (opens new window)
- Giving It The Old College Try, Assessing The Returns On U.S. Higher Education* (opens new window)
- Canadian Auto Manufacturing: Running Again, But How Much Fuel Is Left In The Tank?* (opens new window)
- Staying On Track: Sustaining Toronto's Momentum After The Global Recession* (opens new window)
- U.S. Commercial Real Estate To Take Cue From Housing Recovery* (opens new window)
- Goosing U.S. Economic Growth Through Wealth Effects* (opens new window)
- Cyprus Travails Should Lead to Benign Impact on Rest of Europe* (opens new window)
- School's Out* (opens new window)
- Drilling Down On Crude Oil Price Differentials* (opens new window)
- Long-Run Rate Of Return For Canadian Home Prices* (opens new window)
- Get On Board Corporate Canada* (opens new window)
- Chinese Economy Will Pull Its Weight Amidst Subpar Global Economic Growth* (opens new window)
- America's Debt Woes* (opens new window)
- Canadian Auto Sales To Stay Strong, But Further Upside Limited* (opens new window)
- Italian Elections: No Coalition Government Risks Dangerous Financial Strains* (opens new window)
- Are Medium-Skilled Jobs In Canada Experiencing A Hollowing Out, U.S.-Style?* (opens new window)
- The Metro Beat - Monitoring The Metros: The East-West Divide* (opens new window)
- Younger Canadians Put Brakes On Debt In 2012, Older Keep Borrowing* (opens new window)
- Government Budget Season Comes A Knockin' Again* (opens new window)
- Is The American Housing Rebound Sustainable?* (opens new window)
- Auto Finance A Bright Spot For U.S. Lenders* (opens new window)
- Assessing The Long Term Cost Of Youth Unemployment* (opens new window)
- Toronto - A Return To The Core* (opens new window)
- Where Did The Jobs Come From? A Quick Look Back At 2012* (opens new window)
- U.S. Congress Passes Bill Avoiding Fiscal Cliff* (opens new window)
- Income Inequality Under Various Income Metrics* (opens new window)
- Pipeline Expansion is a National Priority* (opens new window)
- Income And Income Inequality - A Tale Of Two Countries* (opens new window)
- Euro Zone Finance Minister Reach Tentative Agreement With The IMF On Greek Bail-Out Modifications* (opens new window)
- Early Childhood Education Has Widespread And Long Lasting Benefits* (opens new window)
- Changing Landscape for Charities and Non-Profit Organizations: An Opportunity for Revival* (opens new window)
- What Does The Shale Gas Revolution Mean For Canada?* (opens new window)
- The Shale Shift - Exploring The Impact Of Shale Gas On The U.S. Economy* (opens new window)
- Federal Fiscal Update: Lower Economic Growth Assumptions Bleed Into The Federal Fiscal Plan* (opens new window)
- An Economic Perspective On U.S. Long-Term Financial Asset Returns*(opens new window)
- Fiscal Impacts Under New Congress Are Not An Open And Shut Case* (opens new window)
- Mother Nature Continues to Generate Volatility in the Agriculture Sector* (opens new window)
- Initial Thoughts on Hurricane Sandy's Impact on the US Economy* (opens new window)
- Canadian Corporate Balance Sheets Solid as a Rock* (opens new window)
- An Economic Perspective On Canadian Long-Term Financial Returns* (opens new window)
- 2012 Ontario Fiscal Update: Refreshing The Ontario Budget Economic And Fiscal Assumptions* (opens new window)
- Offshoring, Onshoring And The Rebirth Of American Manufacturing* (opens new window)
- Canada's Small And Medium-Sized Business Owners: Diverse Society In A Microcosm* (opens new window)
- Estimating Canada's Future Immigration Needs* (opens new window)
- U.S. Consumer Credit - Building The Bridge Over Troubled Water* (opens new window)
- Literacy: Don't Take It For Granted* (opens new window)
- Tighter Mortgage Rules To Cool Debt Growth, But Higher Rates Ultimately Required* (opens new window)