The days of endless deficits are back, and with minority government pressures and economic trouble ahead, that’s a problem
Econo-metrics: Any hotter and the Bank might have to hike interest rates again, walloping Canadians who are carrying a massive amount of debt
Strong Jobs growth and markets may breed complacency, which creates the conditions for the dumb risks that eventually cause a crisis
Econ-o-metric: GDP soars 4.5% in second quarter, boosting interest rate hike expectations further
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
It was expected Trump’s policies would juice the economy in the short term, but his disastrous first six months in office have shown that won’t be the case
We can’t read too much into a single quarter, but the period of weak growth and declining incomes appears to be over
Canada’s economy is still being driven by consumption, but there are hopeful signs that businesses are finally starting to invest again
With GDP and employment up, the present looks great. The future? Not so much.
That reality-television hucksters such as Trump and O’Leary would overstate their abilities is no surprise, but don’t be seduced into thinking economic policy is easy
The Bank of Canada governor might praise the federal government’s fiscal stimulus, but he doesn’t necessarily share its optimism about the recovery
Drawing on historical statistics, here’s how the economy under Justin is shaping up against that of his father at this stage in Pierre’s first term