Economy
Trade Bullying and the Boomerang Effect of the Trump Tariffs
One of the preferred ways that governments have to impact bilateral trade is to impose tariffs, those nasty taxes that generally result in higher prices ……Read More
Business
Economy
Farm Subsidies in Canada and the United States The Pot and the Kettle
These two recent tweets from Donald Trump regarding Canada’s farmers… Based on Justin’s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is ……Read More
Economy
The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act and How America’s Banks Got Their Way
With very little fanfare or attention from voters, the House has now passed S.2155, the misleadingly named “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” ……Read More
Markets
How Canadian Banks Invest in Dirty Energy
The 2018 edition of Rainforest Action Network’s fossil fuel finance report card looks at the global banking system, its policy commitments regarding the provision of bank lending ……Read More
Economy
Yield Compression and the Federal Reserve’s Conundrum
In its most recent pronouncement on March 21, 2018, the Federal Reserve stated that it was increasing the federal funds rate to its new target of ……Read More
Economy
National Gold Reserves: Who’s Got Gold and Who Doesn’t?
As a person that would be classified as a “gold bug”, albeit, not one that wears a tinfoil hat, I am always interested to see ……Read More