Tag: first quarter

First Quarter GDP: Weakness

Commentary Economic activity in the first quarter disappointed. Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a paltry 1.1 percent annual pace between January and March. That was better news than a zero-to-negative figure that would have indicated recession but a poor showing, nonetheless. The detail behind this overall measure painted an even less attractive picture,…


China Shows Strength, But Questions Remain

Commentary Beijing reported that the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew in this year’s first quarter by 4.5 percent over the first quarter of 2022. That is a vast improvement over the 2.9 percent growth reported for the fourth quarter of last year. Because Beijing rescinded its draconian zero-COVID policy last January, most forecasters…


GTA Average Rent Reaches Record High of Over $3,000 in First Quarter of 2023

The rental market in Toronto has hit a record high, with the average rent for purpose-built rental buildings soaring to over $3,000 in the first quarter, the latest data shows. According to the latest figures released by Urbanation, the average monthly rent for purpose-built rentals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) reached a record high of…


Bank of America First-Quarter Earnings Beat Expectations

Bank of America’s first-quarter earnings and revenue beat expectations due to higher interest rates. The banking giant reported its best quarter in a decade, according to its latest quarterly earnings report from April 18. BofA said its net interest income (NII) saw its largest boost, surging 25 percent, to $14.4 billion from the year-ago quarter due…


World’s Top Chipmaker Posts Drop in Revenue, Its First Decline in Four Years

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s top chipmaker, posted a double-digit drop in revenue last month, its first decline in four years. The chip-making giant’s filing on April 10 showed that revenue for March fell 15 percent from the same month a year earlier, after economic headwinds hit the semiconductor market, according to Dow Jones Newswires….


Rogers Clocks 4 Percent Revenue Growth in Q1 Backed by Improving Canadian Economy; Raises FY22 Guidance

Rogers Communications Inc. reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 4 percent year-on-year to C$3.62 billion. Service revenue grew 6 percent Y/Y to C$3.2 billion. Rogers attracted 66,000 net postpaid mobile phone subscribers, up from 22,000 last year, with a churn of 0.71 percent. Wireless service revenue increased by 7 percent Y/Y, mainly due to higher roaming…