Economy

Econ-o-metric: GDP soars 4.5% in second quarter, boosting interest rate hike expectations further

The payoff to government coffers from the new plan is going to be lower than the $500 million that was expected, experts say

Econ-o-metric: Canadian arguments about balanced trade with the U.S. don’t matter to Trump. His NAFTA logic says deficits are for losers, full stop.

The finance minister’s call for tax feedback unleashes vocal pushback from incensed lobbyists and political opponents

When Nobel Prize-winning economists gathered together this year, one big issue was on their minds

The ongoing conflict between the Republicans and their president is a major obstacle in an already delicate negotiation

When central bankers dropped interest rates during the financial crisis, finance ministers leaned too hard on household debt. That trend may finally be changing.

The free market is typically agnostic and can’t wait until it can get back to business

With U.S. industry resistant to agreement, Canadian side prepares to fight in court

Chrystia Freeland’s silence following her first trip to China as foreign affairs minister is troubling, says Charles Burton