The Hub: News & Events for June 5, 2019

View this email in your browser June 5, 2019   Central 1 News  Interest rate forecast Chief Economist Helmut Pastrick looks at the impact of tariffs on the economy and specifically on interest rates. Some highlights: Trade policy is front and centre Global growth revival sputters Policy rates on hold for now, low bond yields     Central 1 Spotlight: 2019 Q1 Webinar Now Online (login required)  Central 1 hosted its first quarter 2019 Quarterly Spotlight conference call and webinar on Thursday, May 30. You can view the presentation slides or watch the webinar recording (YouTube).      Central 1 Events June 12, 2019 User Sessions Spring Webinar   September 8-10, 2019 Momentum Summit & Trade Show Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto Industry News Economics Trade war darkens economic forecasts for Canada (CBC) World Bank downgrades its forecast for global economy (CTV) Bank of Canada poised to follow Fed with rate cuts, traders bet (BNN Bloomberg) Payments Facebook wants to make payments as easy as sending a photo (Quartz) 'A new era in commerce': Amazon Pay VP says voice payments potential is 'phenomenal' (CNBC) Technology One quarter of world's small firms are 'significant' fintech users, says report (altfi) Housing / real estate Toronto home sales jump 18.9% as spring selling season heats up (BNN Bloomberg) Debt blamed in credit crisis could help Canada with housing risk (BNN Bloomberg) Metro Vancouver home sales jump 44.2% in a month, but prices slip further (Business in Vancouver) Homebuyers dodged $1 billion in Canadian real estate taxes (Livabl) B.C. residents think the government's affordable housing initiatives aren't helping (Livabl) Personal finance Canada Sees Big Jump In Consumers Going Bust (Huffington Post)   Industry Events June 9-14, 2019 CanadaDE Credit Union Leadership Program Saint Mary's University Halifax, NS June 10, 2019 OCUF Golf Classic & Culinary Class Markland Wood Golf Club, Toronto, ON July 28-31, 2019 World Credit Union Conference The Atlantis Resort, Bahamas   September 15-17, 2019 CULA Conference White Oaks Conference Resort Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (Save the date) October 3 – 5, 2019 35th Annual Credit Union Directors' Forum   "Good Governance: The Future of Ontario's Credit Unions" Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale October 21-22, 2019 Everlink Connections 2019 Hilton Toronto Have some credit union news or events? To submit items email newslist@central1.com *please include an URL to the requested item Copyright © 2018 Central 1 Credit Union, All rights reserved. Unsubscribe from The Hub The Hub is brought to you by Member & External Communications. Questions or feedback regarding The Hub? Email communications@central1.com. Unsubscribe from all commercial messages from Central 1  Please note: this option will remove you from all future Central 1 communications. Should this message not be applicable to you, we encourage you to unsubscribe from this list only.

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