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Jobs, inflation & economic data that moves marketsEconomy
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Unemployment rate, bond yields, housing starts, insolvency filings, mortgage origination data — the numbers that actually tell you what's happening, not what the news wants you to feel.
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Bank of Canada Decoded
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Smith Manoeuvre, Cash Damming, Debt Swap, Offset Mortgage — practical structures explained in context, with real numbers. Not generic advice. Tactics for people who want to stop overpaying the bank.
From the archive — Issue 030

108,000 Full-Time Jobs Gone in Canada

March 23, 2026  ·  Economy & Rates

The Headline Number
Canada lost 83,900 jobs. But the real number is worse.
Economists expected +10,000 jobs. Instead, Canada shed 83,900 — the largest single-month decline in four years. But the headline understates the damage. Full-time private-sector employment fell by 108,000, spread across multiple industries.
Unemployment: 6.7%
What It Means for Rates
Why the Bank of Canada won't hike despite inflation fears
Markets are pricing in three rate hikes. But a Bank of Canada that raises rates into 84,000 job losses is a Bank of Canada that doesn't understand its own mandate. Here's the framework for what actually happens next...
BoC Rate: 2.25%
Mortgage Implications
Fixed vs. variable right now — the case for each
Bond yields spiked 50bps in 3 weeks on Iran conflict fears. Fixed rates followed. Variable is now 40bps cheaper. Here's the decision framework for someone renewing in the next 90 days...
Fixed ~4.00% · Variable ~3.60%

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