We’re in the dark when it comes to our housing market
Ottawa is quickly rolling out many economy-shaping government policies—but they’re not giving us information about their potential impact
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Household debt
Is there an auto bubble on the horizon?
Strong auto sales are dangerously dependent on cheap debt. Are auto loans the next ’Big Short’?
The most important charts for the Canadian economy in 2016
From employment and trade to energy and deficits, here are 50 charts picked by Canada’s brightest minds to help you understand the economy in the year ahead
The young and the heavily indebted
With household debt on the rise, should the government really be encouraging more borrowing? The Harper Conservatives seem to think so. They’re wrong.
Tell us, Stephen Poloz: What do you really think?
We may never know what the Bank of Canada governor is thinking, but U.S. Fed meeting transcripts help illuminate his tricky balance
Your Friday economic pick-me-up
March 6: Just joking! As part-time work outpaces full-time jobs, Canadians are racking up the household debt, and fast. Plus, Super Bowl ads and eurozone optimism
Is Canada at risk of a balance sheet recession?
A Q&A with Richard Koo, one of the world’s top economic thinkers on the dangers of debt and deleveraging—and why Canada should watch out
Households are deep in debt, but by how much?
Your financial and economic news for December 15
Q&A: Stephen Poloz on jobs, household debt and the economy
The Bank of Canada governor in conversation with business editor Jason Kirby
Why it’s too soon to cheer that households are borrowing less
Once you’re talking about a $1.7-trillion mountain of household debt, even a small rate of increase is going to be jaw-dropping