We sat down with the region’s chief economist to discuss what the latest data suggests about the year ahead, from hiring trends to housing costs.
She points to steady job growth in healthcare and logistics as reasons for cautious optimism, while flagging persistent affordability pressures in housing as the biggest risk to the outlook.
On interest rates, she expects a gradual easing path but cautions against reading too much into any single month’s figures.
The full conversation covers labor markets, small business formation, and what local policymakers could do to ease cost-of-living pressures.
