Economy
The Fed – Caught Between a Rock and a Very Hard Place
A recent speech by Ben Bernanke provides us with a look at the double-edged sword of his low interest rate policy from his perspective. ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Rising Corporate Profits and Dropping Job Creation
We all know how this "recovery" has been a jobless "recovery" with approximately 12.3 million American workers still out of work four years into the ……Read More
Economy
Peak Oil Is Almost Here and There’s No Magic To Counter It: Interview with Dave Summers
This where we stand, and it’s a fairly bleak view: Peak oil is almost here, and nothing new (with the possible but unlikely exception of ……Read More
Economy
Canada’s Housing Affordability It It Improving?
RBC Economics recently released its analysis of housing affordability in Canada and it shows that overall average affordability, at the national level, has improved slightly ……Read More
Economy
The Impact of the Fed’s Unconventional Policies
A recent examination of Federal Reserve policies since the beginning of the Great Depression by the Congressional Research Service provides us with an interesting analysis ……Read More
Economy
Work in America A Long Time Comin
While the unemployment picture has improved since the depths of the Great Recession, certain aspects of employment in America are still in terrible shape, none ……Read More