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Notes From Jim Haughey
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August construction layoffs were the smallest more than a year. Layoffs averaged 8,000 /month in the previous twelve months. Total … | |
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Notes from Alex Carrick
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I walk our dog Daisy along the beach at our cottage early in the morning on weekends and holidays whenever … | |
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Following an unprecedented boom in building and pre-Olympic preparations in general, the Chinese economy appears …
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Total construction spending, including inflation, has been steady for eight months within a very narrow …
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Following an unprecedented boom in building and pre-Olympic preparations in general, the Chinese economy appears …
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Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Canada, quarter to quarter at an annualized rate, …



