Economy
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Bank of Canada outlook signals the legacy of COVID-19 crisis will linger for years
Article content continued Central banks around the world have insisted for months that the fight against the economic effects of…
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Business Council urges Ottawa to give distressed industries direct aid
Article content continued In the letter to Trudeau, which was also sent to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Hyder urged the…
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Bank of Canada signals record low rates here to stay until 2023
Article content continued We apologize, but this video has failed to load. [embedded content] OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada…
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As Washington delays stimulus, the Fed is running out of ways to help the economy
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on…
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Home prices in August see biggest gains in more than two years, S&P Case Shiller says
Strong demand and a limited supply of homes have caused home price gains to accelerate dramatically. Prices beat expectations, rising…
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Trudeau and the federal government have lost their way, innovators’ group says
Article content continued Established groups such as the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business tend…
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The Great Rethink: Why Canada needs to return to its ‘honest broker’ role in world affairs
Article content continued “That’s a very valid starting point,” said Eric Helleiner, a political science professor at the University of…
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Weekly jobless claims drop to nearly their lowest level since the pandemic started in March
New filings for jobless claims in the U.S. totaled 787,000 last week, nearly the lowest total since the early days…
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September existing home sales jump 9.4%, but ‘prices are rising too fast’ as supply remains tight
Pedestrians walk past a home with a “Sold” sign in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
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Canada is having a much better crisis than the U.S., though some fret about debt and deficits
Article content continued But even when that happens, the managers of vast pools of international wealth will still want debt…
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