We’ve certainly had some memorable moments when the proverbial economic rug was pulled from under us. Think September 11th, the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, or the onset of the pandemic. …
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As Canadians, we tend to do what we’re told, what’s expected. Therein lies the problem, says Amanda Lang, a celebrated business journalist who for 25 years has covered North America’s …
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The global economic order stands on the precipice of collapse with Canada caught in the crossfire. As tariffs between the United States and China escalate to unprecedented levels — totaling …
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With tariff threats constantly shifting (sometimes delayed, sometimes modified, always uncertain) it’s tough to predict exactly which measures will stick, and for how long. Even the uncertainty itself is doing …
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In my years as a professional economist, what kept me busy most often was preparing an economic forecast. Each quarter, my team and I would go through all of the …
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Inflation was just the beginning. It’s the first symptom of a series of cascading upheavals — supply-chain disruption, geopolitical realignment, domestic upheaval, and energy scarcity — that will change everything, …
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The fall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sent shockwaves across the financial world. As the fastest bank collapse in history, SVB was seized before most people had enough time to …
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