Debt-Fueled Spending Won't Create Growth Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, More debt equals less growth. In October, I discussed the “2nd Derivative Effect” and the ongoing cost...
Infrastructure Bills Do Not Lead To Recovery, Only Increased Federal Control Authored by Alt-Market.us' Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group, The concept of infrastructure...
Rock-bottom interest rates that have helped prop up the Canadian economy during the pandemic are also helping fuel frenzied activity in the housing market, putting policymakers...
The new chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has no plans to institute a blanket divestment of oil and gas assets during his...
How much spare change should you keep behind the couch? You need a little bit in case if you want to head out to the grocery...
Futures Spooked By Hottest Chinese Factory Inflation Since 2018 US equity future struggled for direction after hitting an all time high of 4,102 as investors assessed...
A transcript of episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including a story on a new technique to prevent predators eating the eggs of endangered birds.
The Canadian dollar has reversed directions on Friday and recorded slight gains. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2592, up 0.25% on the day. It has been...
More debt equals less growth. In October, I discussed the "2nd Derivative Effect" and the ongoing cost of the stimulus. With the passage of the $1.9...
Monetary Policy In America Is A Mess; Things Are Even Worse In Europe Authored by Brendan Brown via The Mises Institute, High inflation takes off where...
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce chief executive Victor Dodig expects the economy will recover quickly as COVID-19 restrictions ease, but that policymakers will need to implement...
With the economy looking toward life past COVID, the focus is beginning to shift to a recovering economy, perhaps hotter than expected, driven by an excess...
In Canada’s housing market, scant supply is often fingered as the culprit for soaring prices, but a research report from one of the country’s big banks...
Plus a new technique to protect birds from predators – using fake smells. Listen to episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Overview: Global stocks are moving higher today. Fears of a new lockdown in Tokyo amid rising covid cases weighed on Japanese stocks, a notable exception as the...
Markets show muted response to FOMC minutes The FOMC minutes passed without incident overnight. The committee felt that risks were balanced but that the economy remained...
After a year of living with COVID-19, Postmedia is taking an in-depth look at the significant social, institutional and economic issues the pandemic has brought to...
Strong economic data over the last week in the US, Europe and Asia appears to be confirming the perception among investors that a cyclical recovery is...
The Canadian dollar has posted considerable losses on Wednesday. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2634, up 0.55% on the day. On the fundamental front, the Ivey...
Currently "For Sale" housing inventories are at record low levels. What could lead to more supply in the short term? Here are the organic reasons.First, as the...
Fallout From Greensill Collapse Splatters British Government, Leaves Taxpayers With Big Losses Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, Downing Street’s dodgy dealings with Citigroup and Greensill...
China Credit Impulse Set To Collapse As Beijing Orders Banks To Curtail Loan Growth For Rest Of 2021 One month after global markets underwent a brief...
By Tobias Adrian After enduring a tumultuous 2020, the global economy is finally emerging from the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit with prospects diverging...
with Peter van Doren U.S. house prices surged in 2020, rising 11.2 percent for major metropolitan areas according to the Case–Shiller Home Price Index and...
By Gita Gopinath عربي, Español, Русский It is one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and the global community still confronts extreme social and economic strain as the...
It will be gradual, with ample advance notice. And it’ll only begin once the economy has “fully recovered.” That, at least, is the plan for raising...
Futures Ramp To Record High In Aftermath Of Blockbuster Jobs; Tesla Soars S&P futures surged and most Asian stocks climbed (Europe remains closed for Easter holiday)...
By Philipp Engler, Roberto Piazza and Galen Sher Español, 日本語, Русский Rapid vaccine rollout in the United States and passage of its $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package...
SPAC Boom Upends Wall Street League Tables, Sparks Best Quarter For Dealmaking Since 1980 Just as an army of sell-side capital markets analysts are raising their...
Asian equities muted in holiday trade Asia is treading cautiously this morning despite the blowout US Non-Farm Payrolls data on Friday pushing Wall Street to an...