Doug Porter Quotes

The numbers show a pretty solid economy that doesn't look poised just yet for a slowdown... The productivity numbers are encouraging, but I don't think they're enough to rule out higher rates.

- Doug Porter

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In this environment, the Bank of Canada has very little room for error, and cannot be overly focused on a single sector of the economy, no matter how weak. - Doug Porter

We have a few economic numbers coming up that will probably shed some more light on just how strong the U.S. economy is, ... The perception is that nothing is slowing the economy down yet, especially with the markets going the way they are. - Doug Porter

Manufacturing is just down 0.1 percent in the past year. It shows there's enough strength in other sectors to offset an outright decline in manufacturing, so there's enough room for the Bank of Canada to keep tightening. - Doug Porter