Latest Blog Posts Interest rate cuts won't be enough to save the Canadian economy Published Date: 14 March, 2025 Author: Hilliard MacBeth Canadian central bankers cut their official rate by ¼ of a percent on Wednesday this week. But that won’t be enough to boost the economy... Read more President Trump is demanding more defense spending from NATO countries Published Date: 07 March, 2025 Author: Hilliard MacBeth President Trump mused recently that NATO members should be spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense. This new goal is a large increase... Read more Trump is wrong to impose tariffs on Canada Published Date: 28 February, 2025 Author: Hilliard MacBeth Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, outlined the likely economic impact of new U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports announced... Read more Population collapse is a serious threat Published Date: 21 February, 2025 Author: Hilliard MacBeth Population collapse will be a very important issue in many parts of the world in the near future. Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, the... Read more Higher inflation could end rate cuts for this year Published Date: 14 February, 2025 Author: Hilliard MacBeth Higher inflation returned this week. The numbers for January CPI inflation came in hotter than expected. A significant upturn in Core... Read more
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