Economy
Canada’s Housing Affordability Demographia 2016 Edition
Over the past few years, I have waited anxiously for Demographia's annual "state of the housing market affordability study" formally known as their International Housing ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Negative Interest Rates Caught Between and Rock and a Hard Place
Throughout the six year history of this blog, I have occasionally posted articles on negative interest rates, a monetary policy that seemed utterly far-fetched back ……Read More
Economy
The Impact of Low Oil Prices on the Global Economy
We've all seen oil prices do this over the past two years: …and have heard many pundits, economists and experts pontificate about the impact ……Read More
Economy
America’s Long-term Fiscal Problem
Given the fact that the United States is in the middle of a presidential cycle, one subject has received a backbench status when compared to ……Read More
Economy
The Debt Trap This Time It Really Is Different
With the volatility in the world's stock and commodity markets being foremost on many investors minds, I wanted to take a look at some recent ……Read More
Economy
The Economy’s Growing Inventory Problem
There are many components to America's GDP, the most important measure of economic health. These components include: 1.) Personal consumption which includes both goods ……Read More