Economy
Welcome to Canada’s Future Lessons That We Can Learn From America
Over the past five years, we've all heard stories from the United States regarding the use of residential real estate as an ATM. That story ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Negative Medium Term Bond Yields Another Sign of Desperation
Back in January, I posted an article regarding the desperation in the world's bond markets as investors flee to the so-called "safe haven" investments. In ……Read More
Economy
America’s Workforce Non-participation
A recent article on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's website by Dave Altig, the Atlanta Fed's Executive Vice President and Research Director, discusses the issue of ……Read More
Economy
The Global Derivatives Market The Next Implosion?
I recently took a wander through the website for the Bank for International Settlements or BIS and found one very interesting chart that I'd like to ……Read More
Economy
A Very Optimistic Analysis of the U.S. Housing Market
Recently, Fiserv released its analysis of the United States housing market. Here are a few of the salient points from their summary accompanied by my usual commentary. ……Read More
Economy
Quebec’s Fiscal Situation The Necessity of Austerity
Quebec's austerity measures which include the raising of tuition fees for its post-secondary students have been headline news in Canada for the past month. In ……Read More