Economic analysis

OPINION: Housing First initiatives are better at combatting homelessness than shelters, and make more fiscal sense for taxpayers, too

His verbal nonsense is turning the U.S. into a version of China—a place where little of what officialdom says about the economy can be trusted

Econ-o-metric: Jobs grow, but so does the trade deficit. What does this mean for interest rates?

Market forces played a far bigger role in the decision to scrap the LNG project than many seem willing to acknowledge

Officials in the PMO reportedly aren’t happy that interest rates are rising. Bill Morneau needs to forcefully signal his confidence in the Bank of Canada, now.

The Canadian economy is back in high gear and global markets have taken notice

Econ-o-metrics: The Bank of Canada’s critics will say stubbornly low inflation means the latest rate hike was a mistake. But it might just mean the bank waits longer until the next hike.

The measures will likely make it harder for high-earning Canadians to avoid the taxman, but the government could have gone further

Econo-metrics: If the U.S. list of objectives for NAFTA talks represents what Trump wants to achieve, Canada’s negotiators have a fight on their hands

The Bank of Canada’s decision to increase interest rates, while necessary, will put upward pressure on the loonie, making life more difficult for exporters