With inflation chewing away at our purchasing power the financial squeeze is a reality for a growing number of Canadians.Then there’s interest rates: they …
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Economy
Fear driven decisions impact economic prosperity
Every now and then – usually about once every five or ten years – we are faced with one of those decisions. They are usually big. And our track record is not …
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Economic growth forecasted for oil producing provinces
We can see something of a theme emerging as the major banks issue their updated quarterly economic growth forecasts. The latest to chime in is RBC.Like BMO …
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Communities should prepare investment shopping list
The prime minister’s investment summit provides a few takeaways for any community looking to build its commercial foundations.The primary message centres on …
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Central bank’s role as a bellwether foreshadows direction of interest rates
This is an indicator that gets little attention but is definitely worth watching if you have or are looking for a mortgage.We tend to watch the Bank of …
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Oil provinces leading the way in economic growth
The rising price of oil globally is putting some distance between provincial economies in this country.The first updated quarterly assessment of provincial …
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