Quebec economy: the Desjardins Leading Index...

...continues its progression, and that lets believe that the economic activity expansion will keep on going at a moderate growth in the coming months. The most recent data on this index were published February 9 on Desjardins' web site.

https://www.desjardins.com/ressources/pdf/ipd0217e.pdf

Economists from that financial institution projected, last January, that Quebec real GDP would grow by 1.7% in 2017.

The world economy pace of expansion...

...seems to accelerate these days according to PMI surveys by IHS Markit. The most recent data are based on surveys conducted last January, and for which the results were published February 3.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/6ad1129d978643939914b4311ded2e37

The IMF updates its World Economic Outlook

The IMF published, January 16, the update of its World Economic Outlook. Its projections did not change for the world GDP compared to last fall estimates. But, there are slight revisions for many countries. The IMF signals this in its introduction: "...there is a wide dispersion of possible outcomes around the projections, given uncertainty surrounding the policy stance of the incoming U.S. administration and its global ramifications."

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/update/01/

World economy: OECD leading economic indicators...

... point to a more rapid pace of growth in the coming months in most of its member countries and in some emerging economies. The IMF update of its World Economic outlook, due for publication in the coming days, will give us an idea of what to expect for 2017 and of the risks to global growth.


http://www.oecd.org/std/leading-indicators/OECD-CLI-01-17.pdf

Quebec economy: the DLI keeps sending positive signals

The Desjardins Leading Index (DLI) recent evolution lets believe, again, that Quebec'economy will keep its expansion trend in the coming months. The latest data on the DLI were published January 12 on the Desjardins web site.

World economy: a more vigorous expansion, according to PMI data

The world economy expansion was doing better at the end of 2016 than at the first semester, according to data published by IHS Markit January 5. The new orders subindex lets believe that this trend will continue in early 2017.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/2000e7986b9c40aca171c3d56afe1362

Quebec economy: leading indicators keep sending positive signals

The Desjardins Leading Index keeps sending encouraging signals for Quebec's short term economic outlook. The DLI has increased significantly for five months in a row, according to data published December 12 on the web site of Desjardins.


https://www.desjardins.com/ressources/pdf/ipd1216e.pdf