This is a special edition of the twice-yearly Bennett Jones Economic Outlook. In it, as always, we review the global economic and trade context and the short-term outlook for global and Canadian growth. In addition, we...more
11/15/2019
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US Trade Policies ,
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After a strong performance in 2017 and the first half of 2018, the global economy slowed markedly and is projected to grow at a more moderate but also more sustainable annual rate of 3.3% from 2019 to 2021. In Section I, we...more
6/6/2019
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Section I: Global Growth to 2020 -
The outlook for global growth in 2018 and 2019 is now considerably stronger than forecasters anticipated it would be a year ago. Advanced economies are now expected to grow at rates well...more
6/6/2018
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Commodities ,
Economic Development ,
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GDP ,
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Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trade Policy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
In our Fall 2016 Economic Outlook, we set out at some length our analysis of the main factors which have contributed to the low “new normal” growth rates the world has experienced since 2011. We argued that trend annual...more
6/2/2017
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Mexico ,
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One Belt One Road (OBOR) ,
Trade Policy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration
This Spring Outlook has three sections. The first section sets out our view of the economic outlook commencing with a very short summary of recent world economy dynamics, followed by a review of the outlook for global growth...more
6/8/2016
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Presidential Elections ,
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Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
US Trade Policies
This spring Outlook is structured in three sections. The first section sets out our view of the economic outlook commencing with a very short summary of recent world economy dynamics, followed by a review of the outlook for...more
6/4/2015
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Trans-Pacific Partnership
This Economic Outlook has a somewhat different structure from previous issues. The first section covers recent dynamics and short-term outlook for the world economy; the second section reviews recent international trade...more