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Avril 6, 2023 1:00AM

Canada’s Fiscal Policy Has Undermined Efforts to Tackle Inflation

Canada’s Fiscal Policy Has Undermined Efforts to Tackle Inflation

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inflation, inflation rate, interest rates, interest rate hike, program spending, debt accumulation, federal spending

Mars 30, 2023 10:26AM

Outlook for interest rates remains uncertain while governments rack up more debt

Lawrence Schembri, Steven Globerman

Outlook for interest rates remains uncertain while governments rack up more debt

By 2028, the federal government will add a projected $131.8 billion in debt.

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interest rates, interest rate hike, debt burden, debt interest, federal debt

Octobre 27, 2022 2:31PM

Bank of Canada must stay aggressive to tame inflation

Livio Di Matteo

Bank of Canada must stay aggressive to tame inflation

Ottawa is spending nearly one-third more than it was in 2019 before the pandemic.

Étiquettes:

inflation, bank of canada, inflation rate, interest rates, interest rate hike

Août 25, 2022 9:41AM

Recession may strike despite Canada’s low unemployment rate

Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen

Recession may strike despite Canada’s low unemployment rate

The overall employment rate hasn’t recovered to 2019 pre-COVID levels.

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recession, interest rate hike, inflation, unemployment rate, economic downturn

Juin 14, 2022 4:02PM

Canadians relearning hard economic lessons of ’70s and ’80s

Livio Di Matteo

Canadians relearning hard economic lessons of ’70s and ’80s

Persistent labour shortages are helping drive up costs.

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unemployment, labour shortage, inflation, inflation rate, recession, interest rate hike

Avril 13, 2022 9:47AM

Bank of Canada rate hike may be too little too late

Livio Di Matteo

Bank of Canada rate hike may be too little too late

Ramping up interest rates at this juncture places more of the burden of fighting inflation on consumers.

Étiquettes:

interest rates, bank of canada, interest rate hike, debt interest, inflation, inflation rate