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Deya Bautista — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:16:38 +0000

Scotiabank Forum Predicts Another Healthy Year Ahead For Canadian Real Estate Markets (Exchange Morning Post)
TORONTO – Canadian real estate markets remain remarkably buoyant, especially in light of the deepening housing downturn in the United States and the generally softening conditions in most other advanced economies globally, according to experts who presented today at Scotiabank’s Canadian Real Estate Outlook and Trends Forum 2008.
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Bank of Canada sets interest rate, Tuesday. (Globe and Mail)
Bank of Canada makes its interest rate announcement. Economists expect the target for the key overnight rate to be set at 3.75 per cent, down from 4 per cent.
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Interest-rate cut expected, question is how much. (Financial Post)
OTTAWA — It’s no longer a question of to cut or not to cut for the Bank of Canada, but of how low will it go. Canadians will find out Tuesday.
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Deya Bautista — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:30:03 +0000

Canada economy to slow, risks to downside – IMF (Reuters)
Canadian economic growth will slow to 1.8 percent this year and there is a risk of an even sharper downturn as weakness in the U.S. economy spreads beyond the housing sector, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Monday.
After growing about 2.5 percent in 2007, Canada’s healthy economy and fiscal standing will help it withstand the global turbulence but external risks will pose a challenge. >> read more
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Canadian institutions expected to make writedowns (Exec Canada)
Some of Canada’s five biggest banks are expected to report headline-catching writedowns when they announce first-quarter earnings. The banks have so far escaped with remarkably little damage from the credit market turmoil. >> read more
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Storm clouds threaten to rain on bank profits (Globe and Mail)
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said in January that it will take $2.46-billion (U.S.) in pretax writedowns for the two months ended Dec. 31 because of its exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage market. >> read more

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UPDATE IMF lowers growth projections for Canada on back of US economic downturn (Forbes)
Canada’s growth will likely decelerate further in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the sharp downturn in the US economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported. >> read more

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