Posthaste: Canadian dollar avoids falling below the critical level of 70 cents U.S. — for now

It looks like the Canadian dollar has turned away from falling below 70 cents U.S., even after the United States declined to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), kick-starting annual reviews…

Posthaste: This province fuelled Canada’s GDP beat and is expected to keep leading growth nationally

Canada’s economy beat expectations in the latest GDP reading , and Alberta was likely a major driver of that growth.…

Posthaste: In these Canadian housing markets, it’s now like the pandemic boom never happened

Housing affordability is improving in Canada, especially if you are in the market for a condo. Sharper price corrections in…

Carney appoints Canadian Tax Foundation chief Heather Evans as new head of the CRA

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Heather Evans, executive director and chief executive of the Canadian Tax Foundation ,…

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The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families

The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones…

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When you should sell a stock

There are many reasons not to sell a stock , no matter how tempted. My last column covered some of these reasons. However, it’s also…

Posthaste: Canada’s labour market enters ‘new phase’ of near-zero job growth

Job growth in Canada could almost flatline and it still wouldn’t affect the national unemployment rate because of population declines, though the story differs on…

Canadians who bought beef in last decade could get share of $8-million price-fixing settlement

Anyone in Canada who has purchased beef since 2015 may soon be eligible to get a piece of an almost $8-million national settlement after an…

Posthaste: The Bank of Canada’s neutral rate might be too high — by 50 basis points — says this economist

The Bank of Canada ‘s neutral interest rate might be as much as 50 basis points too high, so a lower rate should be called…

Canada’s unemployment rate ticks down to 6.5%

Canada’s job growth slowed in June even though the unemployment rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 per cent following a surge of employment…

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