Canada News, Economy & Financial Markets
MacroVar analyzes in real-time economic, financial and geopolitical developments for the Canadian economy and Canada's financial markets by monitoring financial, economic data and real-time news. To help you forecast and analyze economic and financial developments, our team provides you with free explanation of the theory and structure of our models and access to financial and economic data.
Canada Markets Overview
Overview presents a real-time snapshot of financial and economic developments in Canada. The Canadian stock market, bonds, currency and credit market dynamics are analyzed along with Canada macroeconomic dynamics.
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P/TSX Composite (GSPTSE) | 22045.7 | 0.9 | |
| Canadian Dollar US Dollar (CAD/USD) | 1.35 | -0.1 | |
| Canada 10-Year Bond Yield | 3.51 | -1.1 | |
| Manufacturing pmi | 45.4 | -5 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| CADJPY Implied Volatility | 6.85 | -2.8 | |
| S&P/TSX Composite (GSPTSE) | 22045.7 | 0.9 | |
| iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) | 38.26 | 1.4 | |
| Canadian Dollar US Dollar (CAD/USD) | 1.35 | -0.1 | |
| Canada 10-Year Bond Yield | 3.51 | -1.1 | |
| Canada 2-year bond yield | 4.16 | -1.3 | |
| Canada Yield Curve | -0.64 | -2.3 | |
| Canadian Dollar 1M FX | 5.34 | -2 | |
| Canada 5-Year Bond Yield | 0 | 0 | |
| Canada 2s5s | 0 | 0 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| building permits | 10874019 | -4 | |
| business confidence | 56.3 | 3 | |
| car registrations | 143723 | -5 | |
| consumer confidence | 46.57 | 6 | |
| gdp growth annual | 0.47 | -61 | |
| housing index | 124.4 | 0 | |
| industrial production | 0.07 | -123 | |
| inflation cpi | 3.1 | -18 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 45.4 | -5 | |
| retail sales annual | 2.2 | -19 | |
| unemployment rate | 5.8 | 2 |
Canada Real-Time News
Newsflow
| Time | Headlines | See All News >> |
|---|---|---|
| 08:11:25 | Canadian Wholesale Sales MoM Actual 0% (Forecast 0.8%, Previous 0.1%) | |
| 08:11:25 | Canadian Manufacturing Sales MoM Actual 0.7% (Forecast 0.7%, Previous 0.2%) | |
| 15:25:18 | Canadian Building Permits February Report | |
| 15:25:17 | Canadian Building Permits MoM Actual 9.3% (Forecast -4.5%, Previous 13.5%) | |
| 16:34:00 | Canadian Ivey PMI Actual 57.5 (Forecast -, Previous 53.9) | |
| 16:33:59 | Chances of a Bank of Canada June rate cut rise to 77% from 68% before the jobs data - Swaps market data. | |
| 16:33:58 | Canadian Unemployment Rate March 2024 Full Report | |
| 16:33:57 | Canadian Average Hourly Earnings YoY Actual 5.00% (Forecast 5%, Previous 4.90%) | |
| 16:33:57 | Canadian Participation Rate Actual 65.3% (Forecast -, Previous 65.3%) | |
| 16:33:57 | Canadian Employment Change Actual -2.2k (Forecast 25k, Previous 40.7k) | |
| 16:33:57 | Canadian Unemployment Rate Actual 6.1% (Forecast 5.9%, Previous 5.8%) | |
| 16:33:28 | Canada's PM Trudeau: The government has no plans to raise taxes on middle class in the April budget. | |
| 16:33:24 | Canadian Trade Balance February Report | |
| 16:33:24 | Canadian Trade Balance February Report | |
| 16:33:24 | Canadian Trade Balance Actual 1.39B (Forecast 0.675B, Previous 0.50B) | |
| 16:33:19 | CAD to climb around 3.2% to 1.31/USD in one year, compared to 1.30 in the March forecast - Poll. | |
| 16:33:19 | CAD to climb around 3.2% to 1.31/USD in one year, compared to 1.30 in the March forecast. | |
| 16:33:19 | CAD to strengthen 0.9% to 1.34/USD in three months, matching the March forecast - Poll. | |
| 19:48:38 | BoC Consumer Survey expectations for 5-year inflation have risen to 3.12% from 2.62% in Q4. | |
| 19:48:38 | BoC Survey: 24% of firms reported outright decline in sales over the previous 12 months, down from 39% in Q4. | |
Canada Economic Calendar
Economic calendar presents real-time updates for actual, forecasts and consensus values of economic indicators and updates related to the Canadian economy.
| Time | Imp | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Canadian PPI YoY | - | - | -1.7% | |
| 15:30 | Canadian RMPI MoM | - | - | 2.1% | |
| 15:30 | Canadian PPI MoM | - | - | 0.7% | |
| 15:30 | Canadian Core Retail Sales MoM | - | -0.2% | 0.5% | |
| 15:30 | Canadian Retail Sales MoM | - | 0.1% | -0.3% | |
| 20:30 | BoC Meeting Minutes | - | - | - | |
| 14:00 | Canadian Business Barometer | - | - | 52.67 |
Canada Financial Markets
MacroVar analytics monitors the following Canadian financial markets. MacroVar models monitor a vast of financial and macroeconomic factors affecting each financial market. Click on a specific financial market to get detailed analysis.
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P/TSX Composite | TSE | 20375.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.84175 | 66.9294 | -0.00168 | 0.01692 | 0.04088 | -0.00536 |
| Canada ETF | EWC | 32.07 | -0.5 | -1 | -2.26844 | 40.0193 | 0.0104 | 0.0025 | -0.00435 | -0.02906 |
| Canadian Dollar US Dollar (CAD/USD) | CADUSD | 1.3738 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.42704 | 52.3244 | -0.00866 | -0.0068 | 0.00248 | 0.03441 |
| Canada 10-Year Bond Yield | CA.10Y | 3.85 | -1 | 0.75 | 1.16261 | 41.8171 | -0.01635 | -0.03726 | -0.06825 | 0.23318 |
| Canada 5-Year Bond Yield | CA.5Y | 3.888 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 1.34291 | 44.0671 | -0.00359 | -0.04892 | -0.02262 | 0.21881 |
| Canada 2-year bond yield | CA.2Y | 4.651 | -1 | 0.25 | 0.6791 | 37.6041 | 0.00562 | -0.0167 | -0.04536 | 0.21025 |
| Canada Yield Curve | CA.YC | -0.714 | 0 | 1 | 1.30003 | 53.1551 | 0.17241 | 0.09846 | -0.04673 | 0.20405 |
| Canada Credit Default Swaps | CDS.Canada | 39.6 | -1 | 0.5 | 0.46356 | 49.3024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00943 |
Canada Macroeconomic Indicators
MacroVar analytics monitors the following Canadian economic indicators. Click on a specific macroeconomic indicator to get detailed analysis.
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | Percentile | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | ca.balanceoftrade | 2967.4 | 1120.8 | 165 | 2870 | UP | UP | 98 | 2023-11-30 |
| bank lending rate | ca.banks.lendingrate | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7 | 53 | UP | UP | 80 | 2023-07-31 |
| banks balance sheet | ca.banks.bs | 1209660 | 1208030 | 0 | 5 | UP | UP | 45 | 2024-01-31 |
| building permits | ca.buildingpermits | 11753800 | 10753200 | 9 | 12 | UP | UP | 68 | 2024-02-29 |
| business confidence | ca.bizconfidence | 57.5 | 53.9 | 7 | 11 | UP | UP | 78 | 2024-02-29 |
| capacity utilization | ca.caputilization | 78.7 | 78.8 | -0 | -1 | Down | Down | 44 | 2023-12-31 |
| capital flows | ca.capitalflows | 3966 | -7870 | -150 | 290 | UP | UP | 72 | 2023-12-31 |
| car registrations | ca.carregistrations | 137686 | 116874 | 18 | 25 | Down | UP | 95 | 2024-02-29 |
| central bank balance sheet | ca.cb.assets | 313597 | 322081 | -3 | -20 | Down | Down | 21 | 2024-02-29 |
| consumer confidence | ca.consconfidence | 47.89 | 47.38 | 1 | 1 | Down | UP | 73 | 2024-03-31 |
| consumer price index cpi | ca.cpi | 159.8 | 158.8 | 1 | 3 | UP | UP | 51 | 2024-02-29 |
| core inflation rate | ca.coreinflationrate | 2 | 2.1 | -5 | -53 | Down | Down | 10 | 2024-03-31 |
| current account | ca.currentaccount | -1618 | -4740 | -66 | -602 | UP | Down | 5 | 2024-03-31 |
| current account to gdp | ca.currentaccountgdp | 0.1 | -1.9 | -105 | -103 | UP | UP | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | ca.depositrate | 5.13 | 5.17 | -1 | -1 | Down | Down | 5 | 2023-08-15 |
| exports | ca.exports | 66624.1 | 62978.5 | 6 | 4 | UP | UP | 50 | 2024-02-29 |
| external debt | ca.externaldebt | 4150250 | 3937380 | 5 | 32 | UP | UP | 63 | 2026-01-31 |
| fiscal expenditure | ca.fiscalexp | 38529 | 36061 | 7 | 7 | UP | UP | 62 | 2024-01-31 |
| foreign direct investment | ca.fdi | 11343 | 20135 | -44 | 197 | Down | UP | 92 | 2023-12-31 |
| foreign exchange reserves | ca.fxreserves | 117950 | 116251 | 1 | 7 | UP | UP | 67 | 2024-03-31 |
| gdp | ca.gdp | 2137.94 | 2001.49 | 7 | 20 | UP | UP | 0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Real GDP | ca.realgdp | 2355150 | 2349330 | 0 | 15 | UP | UP | 97 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth | ca.gdpgrowth | 0.2 | -0.1 | -300 | -91 | Down | Down | 32 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth annual | ca.gdpgrowthan | 0.9 | 0.5 | 80 | -129 | Down | UP | 25 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth annualized | ca.gdpgrowthannu | 1 | -0.5 | -300 | -89 | Down | Down | 32 | 2023-12-31 |
| gold reserves | ca.goldres | 0 | 3 | -100 | -100 | Down | Down | 0 | 2015-12-31 |
| government budget | ca.govbudget | -1.3 | -3.6 | -64 | -38 | UP | UP | 57 | 2023-01-31 |
| Government budget | ca.govbudgetvalue | -2059 | -4472 | -54 | 127 | UP | Down | 85 | 2024-01-31 |
| government debt to gdp | ca.govdebtgdp | 107 | 112.8 | -5 | 32 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-01-31 |
| government revenues | ca.govrev | 41239 | 36258 | 14 | 6 | UP | UP | 58 | 2024-01-31 |
| housing index | ca.housingindex | 124.4 | 124.7 | -0 | 1 | Down | UP | 39 | 2023-02-28 |
| housing starts | ca.housingstarts | 242.2 | 260.05 | -7 | 13 | Down | UP | 75 | 2024-03-31 |
| imports | ca.imports | 65232.5 | 62370.2 | 5 | 1 | UP | UP | 48 | 2024-02-29 |
| industrial production | ca.indproduction | 1.15 | 1.59 | -28 | -38 | UP | Down | 81 | 2024-01-31 |
| industrial production mom | ca.indproductionmm | 0.49 | -0.45 | -209 | -21 | UP | Down | 85 | 2024-01-31 |
| inflation cpi | ca.inflationcpi | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4 | -33 | Down | Down | 46 | 2024-03-31 |
| interbank rate | ca.interbankrate | 5.5 | 5.49 | 0 | 0 | UP | Down | 13 | 2023-08-15 |
| interest rate | ca.interestrate | 5 | 4.75 | 5 | 100 | UP | UP | 74 | 2023-07-12 |
| loans to private sector | ca.loanprivate | 670614 | 671752 | -0 | 6 | UP | UP | 25 | 2024-01-31 |
| Manufacturing PMI | ca.manpmi | 49.8 | 49.7 | 0 | 2 | UP | UP | 69 | 2024-03-31 |
| money supply m0 | ca.msm0 | 228572 | 238761 | -4 | -26 | Down | Down | 3 | 2024-01-31 |
| money supply m1 | ca.msm1 | 1500610 | 1497550 | 0 | -2 | Down | Down | 24 | 2024-01-31 |
| money supply m2 | ca.msm2 | 2489420 | 2487340 | 0 | 3 | UP | UP | 11 | 2024-01-31 |
| money supply m3 | ca.msm3 | 3590800 | 3584940 | 0 | 4 | UP | UP | 8 | 2024-01-31 |
| Producer Price Index | ca.producerprices | 124.3 | 123.4 | 1 | -2 | Down | Down | 22 | 2024-02-29 |
| PPI Index | ca.producerpricesch | -1.7 | -2.9 | -41 | -135 | UP | Down | 25 | 2024-01-31 |
| retail sales MoM | ca.retailsales | -0.3 | 0.9 | -133 | -121 | Down | Down | 0 | 2024-01-31 |
| retail sales | ca.retailsalesan | 0.9 | 2.86 | -69 | -82 | Down | Down | 30 | 2024-01-31 |
| retail sales ex autos | ca.retailsalesexauto | 0.5 | 0.6 | -17 | -44 | UP | Down | 72 | 2024-01-31 |
| unemployment rate | ca.unemploymentrate | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5 | 22 | UP | UP | 80 | 2024-03-31 |
| youth unemployment rate | ca.ytunemploymentrate | 12.6 | 11.6 | 9 | 27 | UP | UP | 80 | 2024-02-29 |