Are low interest rates doing more harm than good?
In the wake of Brexit the world is once again looking to central banks to jump-start the economy with more stimulus. But are low rates doing more harm than good?
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What does the Bank of Canada really think drove oil prices?
While the Bank of Canada has generally said fundamentals drove the oil boom, there have been hints it saw other factors at play
Why negative interest rates won’t work
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is a big fan of metaphors, so here are a few to explain why negative interest rates are a bad idea for Canada
Negative interest rates? That’s a negative.
Interest rates in Japan and Europe are now less than zero. That’s not a disaster—but it could lead to one.
My fellow economists: Bay Street might be right this time
Bay Street is sounding the alarm for stimulus spending, but academics are waving them off. Time to call a truce
A year after Poloz’s surprise interest rate cut, what’s changed?
Here are how some key measures of Canada’s economy changed since Stephen Poloz’s first interest rate cut in 2015, all in one handy chart.
How Canada’s economy went from boom to recession so fast
An in-depth look at the perfect storm that pushed Canada into recession
A Maclean’s expert economic panel parses the Bank of Canada’s rate cut
Our expert panel breaks down the day’s economic newsmaker
Encyclopedia of the oil crash: I is for interest rates
...and International Energy Agency, Islamic State. View this and more in our encyclopedia of the oil crash