HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – Nov 30 United States • Markets were relatively quiet in a holiday-shortened week, but economists nonetheless had fresh data to sift through. Overall, it was a bit of a mixed bag that contained some good news, tempered by some that was a bit disappointing. • Third quarter economic growth was …
Read More
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK- Nov. 27 United States • A strong dollar and falling energy prices continued to keep a lid on CPI inflation. Headline CPI rose by 0.2% year-over-year – an improvement from the -0.2% print in September. Meanwhile, core inflation remained steady at 1.9%. • Housing starts posted their largest monthly decline since …
Read More
This Fall, Fill Your Table with the Finer Thing… New Weekly Article – Delicious Indulgence
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – Nov. 12 United States • Concerns about the pace of U.S. job growth were swept away this week by a resounding payroll report that showed the economy generated 271K jobs in October. The good news didn’t end there. The unemployment rate moved down to 5.0% and average weekly earnings growth …
Read More
November Newsletter Summary: October 2015 saw 1,161 homes sell in Ottawa, an increase of 4.0% from October 2014… This outperforms the 5 year October average! The average sale price in October 2015 for a home in Ottawa was $380,750, an increase of 2.8% from October 2014. Average “Cumulative Days on Market” in Ottawa is 86. …
Read More
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK – Nov 5 United States • The Federal Reserve took the center stage this week. The FOMC statement struck a more hawkish tone,downplaying concerns about the global economic backdrop and sounding more upbeat on the domestic economy. The Fed has also explicitly signaled the possibility of a December rate increase, pushing …
Read More
A Team Approach Transforms a Derelict Building into a Home and an Urban Supper Club… New Weekly Article – Carriage House Collaboration
HALLOWE'EN CINEMA IN BOOHAVEN! Casper, Ghostbusters and Hotel Transylvania 2 Join us for some movies, arts and crafts and trick-or-treats at the Barrhaven Cineplex Odeon Theatres on Halloween morning! Date: Saturday October 31, 2015 Arts and crafts from 9:30 am Start From: 10am-12pm Click HERE for Tickets
Whether you bite your nails or are addicted to social media, you’ve probably got a bad habit… New Weekly Article – Bye-Bye Bad Habits
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKUnited States Central banks took center stage this week with a dovish European Central Bank hinting at further stimulus in December and the People’s Bank of China delivering it with rate cuts and lower reserve requirements. Bond and equity markets rallied on the dovish central bank news. The S&P 500 ended the …
Read More