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Sun, 26 May 2013 02:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/is-that-really-the-best-we-can-do-yes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/is-that-really-the-best-we-can-do-yes/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:52:47 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/is-that-really-the-best-we-can-do-yes/feed/ 0 Mark Carney's last words as BoC chief http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-housing-market-looming-disaster-perfect-soft-landing-or-ready-to-take-off-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-housing-market-looming-disaster-perfect-soft-landing-or-ready-to-take-off-again/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 13:52:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-housing-market-looming-disaster-perfect-soft-landing-or-ready-to-take-off-again/feed/ 0 Make up your mind, with these six charts http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/and-the-winners-are-manufacturing-and-public-sector-jobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/and-the-winners-are-manufacturing-and-public-sector-jobs/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:02:13 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/and-the-winners-are-manufacturing-and-public-sector-jobs/feed/ 0 A roundup on expert analysis on the April jobs report http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/at-london-conference-flaherty-finds-europeans-have-someone-else-on-their-minds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/at-london-conference-flaherty-finds-europeans-have-someone-else-on-their-minds/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:17:38 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382164 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/at-london-conference-flaherty-finds-europeans-have-someone-else-on-their-minds/feed/ 0 Erica Alini on trade deal blues http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/a-recovery-for-the-rich/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/a-recovery-for-the-rich/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 21:00:00 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379278 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/a-recovery-for-the-rich/feed/ 0 The financial crisis affected all Americans, but when the economy grew again, relief came unevenly http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/in-alberta-mark-carney-looks-back-at-fascinating-sometimes-harrowing-five-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/in-alberta-mark-carney-looks-back-at-fascinating-sometimes-harrowing-five-years/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 02:50:59 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/in-alberta-mark-carney-looks-back-at-fascinating-sometimes-harrowing-five-years/feed/ 0 In Alberta, the Bank of Canada governor looks back at 'fascinating, sometimes harrowing, five years' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/naked-women-sex-toys-skulls-what-canadians-saw-in-the-polymer-bills/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/naked-women-sex-toys-skulls-what-canadians-saw-in-the-polymer-bills/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:22:18 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/naked-women-sex-toys-skulls-what-canadians-saw-in-the-polymer-bills/feed/ 0 The new $5 and $10 bills are out today http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/gdp-growth-in-february-a-ray-of-sunshine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/gdp-growth-in-february-a-ray-of-sunshine/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:43:54 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/gdp-growth-in-february-a-ray-of-sunshine/feed/ 0 For once, the Bank of Canada may have been too pessimistic http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/is-the-u-s-economy-in-for-a-spring-slowdown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/is-the-u-s-economy-in-for-a-spring-slowdown/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:48:43 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377512 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/is-the-u-s-economy-in-for-a-spring-slowdown/feed/ 0 Analysts dissect the GDP release and make predictions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/mark-carney-on-how-much-debt-it-too-much-and-why-companies-are-still-sitting-on-their-cash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/mark-carney-on-how-much-debt-it-too-much-and-why-companies-are-still-sitting-on-their-cash/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:49:33 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/mark-carney-on-how-much-debt-it-too-much-and-why-companies-are-still-sitting-on-their-cash/feed/ 0 For the record? He's still worried about household debt, sluggish exports and piles of corporate cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/no-hard-targets-on-debt-and-deficit-as-austerity-questioned/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/no-hard-targets-on-debt-and-deficit-as-austerity-questioned/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:51:36 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374568 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/no-hard-targets-on-debt-and-deficit-as-austerity-questioned/feed/ 0 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty had urged his counterparts in the G20 group of developed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/mark-carney-untamed-household-debt-could-warrant-higher-interest-rates-sooner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/mark-carney-untamed-household-debt-could-warrant-higher-interest-rates-sooner/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:38:09 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/mark-carney-untamed-household-debt-could-warrant-higher-interest-rates-sooner/feed/ 0 Plus: His comments on government debt and the safety of Canadian bank deposits http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:12:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/albertas-carbon-price-if-you-dont-have-an-opinion-on-it-you-should/feed/ 0 It might have a huge influence on federal regulation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/economists-canadas-widening-trade-deficit-matters-more-than-the-employment-drop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/economists-canadas-widening-trade-deficit-matters-more-than-the-employment-drop/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:38:31 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368486 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/economists-canadas-widening-trade-deficit-matters-more-than-the-employment-drop/feed/ 0 Plus: what the analysts are saying about U.S. employment and trade data http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/dear-canada-being-the-little-guy-who-plays-by-the-rules-doesnt-always-pay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/dear-canada-being-the-little-guy-who-plays-by-the-rules-doesnt-always-pay/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:03:43 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/dear-canada-being-the-little-guy-who-plays-by-the-rules-doesnt-always-pay/feed/ 0 BoC Deputy Governor John Murray on currency wars http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/how-asia-is-teaching-the-west-to-tame-and-prevent-financial-crises/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/how-asia-is-teaching-the-west-to-tame-and-prevent-financial-crises/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:47:15 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366311 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/31/how-asia-is-teaching-the-west-to-tame-and-prevent-financial-crises/feed/ 0 And yes, Canada' s been taking notes, too http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/slideshow-a-history-of-federal-revenues-and-expenditures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/slideshow-a-history-of-federal-revenues-and-expenditures/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:43:08 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/slideshow-a-history-of-federal-revenues-and-expenditures/feed/ 0 Erica Alini tracks the changes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jimflaherty-introduces-the-budget-to-twitter-game-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jimflaherty-introduces-the-budget-to-twitter-game-time/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:36:05 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jimflaherty-introduces-the-budget-to-twitter-game-time/feed/ 0 Economic Action Plan 2013 seen form the Twitterverse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/provinces-spiral-towards-debt-crisis-as-ottawa-boasts-of-sound-finances/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/provinces-spiral-towards-debt-crisis-as-ottawa-boasts-of-sound-finances/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:54:40 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/provinces-spiral-towards-debt-crisis-as-ottawa-boasts-of-sound-finances/feed/ 0 Why the feds aren't painting a full picture of government debt http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/interactive-provincial-deficits-and-debt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/interactive-provincial-deficits-and-debt/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00:37 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/interactive-provincial-deficits-and-debt/feed/ 0 Why Alberta and Ontario have the highest probability of defaulting in the next 30 years http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/and-those-ugly-housing-market-numbers-are-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/and-those-ugly-housing-market-numbers-are-out/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:25:58 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/and-those-ugly-housing-market-numbers-are-out/feed/ 0 Vancouver is now a buyers' market http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-you-need-to-know-when-flaherty-announces-the-budget-date/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-you-need-to-know-when-flaherty-announces-the-budget-date/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:40:11 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360405 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-you-need-to-know-when-flaherty-announces-the-budget-date/feed/ 0 Are more spending cuts in order? Stay tuned. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/brace-yourselves-for-some-grim-housing-market-news-on-friday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/brace-yourselves-for-some-grim-housing-market-news-on-friday/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:06:57 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/brace-yourselves-for-some-grim-housing-market-news-on-friday/feed/ 0 A preview of the upcoming home sales numbers and what they mean for real estate returns http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/canada-is-a-job-juggernaut-except-in-manufacturing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/canada-is-a-job-juggernaut-except-in-manufacturing/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:48:13 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/canada-is-a-job-juggernaut-except-in-manufacturing/feed/ 0 Employment grew 6X more than expected in February, but mostly it was the service sector http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-to-stay-at-one-per-cent-for-period-of-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-to-stay-at-one-per-cent-for-period-of-time/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:02:08 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-to-stay-at-one-per-cent-for-period-of-time/feed/ 0 The Bank of Canada kept the key policy rate steady at one per cent... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/will-mark-carney-still-be-the-worlds-most-hawkish-dove-tomorrow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/will-mark-carney-still-be-the-worlds-most-hawkish-dove-tomorrow/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:50:22 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/will-mark-carney-still-be-the-worlds-most-hawkish-dove-tomorrow/feed/ 0 A preview of the Bank of Canada's interest rate announcement http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/economy-crawled-forward-0-6-per-cent-in-last-three-months-of-the-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/economy-crawled-forward-0-6-per-cent-in-last-three-months-of-the-year/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:27:10 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/economy-crawled-forward-0-6-per-cent-in-last-three-months-of-the-year/feed/ 0 2012 growth was 1.8 per cent, down from 2.6 per cent last year http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-will-be-bad-expect-more-of-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-will-be-bad-expect-more-of-that/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:14:52 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-will-be-bad-expect-more-of-that/feed/ 0 The Canadian economy needs a lift, but the world isn't co-operating http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/economic-growth-in-late-2012-on-track-to-be-lower-than-predicted-bank-of-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/economic-growth-in-late-2012-on-track-to-be-lower-than-predicted-bank-of-canada/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:23:22 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/economic-growth-in-late-2012-on-track-to-be-lower-than-predicted-bank-of-canada/feed/ 0 Economic growth in the last three months of 2012 will likely come in below... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/mark-carney-to-the-bankers-the-joke-is-on-you-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/mark-carney-to-the-bankers-the-joke-is-on-you-now/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:48:09 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/mark-carney-to-the-bankers-the-joke-is-on-you-now/feed/ 0 The governor on 'heads-I-win-tails-you-lose finance' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/federal-deficit-still-looking-set-to-come-in-well-under-26bn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/federal-deficit-still-looking-set-to-come-in-well-under-26bn/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:45:54 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353374 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/federal-deficit-still-looking-set-to-come-in-well-under-26bn/feed/ 0 The federal deficit was $0.6 bn in December 2012, up slightly from the $0.5... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/december-shopping-bust-did-black-friday-knock-out-christmas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/december-shopping-bust-did-black-friday-knock-out-christmas/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:20:51 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353253 To recap:... December retails sales were nothing like analysts had expected. In the holiday]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/december-shopping-bust-did-black-friday-knock-out-christmas/feed/ 0 To recap:... December retails sales were nothing like analysts had expected. In the holiday http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/some-fed-officials-ponder-slowing-down-asset-purchases-ahead-of-schedule/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/some-fed-officials-ponder-slowing-down-asset-purchases-ahead-of-schedule/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:10:55 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/some-fed-officials-ponder-slowing-down-asset-purchases-ahead-of-schedule/feed/ 0 The Federal Open Market Committee January minutes are out http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-have-propelled-canadians-net-worth-gains-for-a-decade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-have-propelled-canadians-net-worth-gains-for-a-decade/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:56:19 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-have-propelled-canadians-net-worth-gains-for-a-decade/feed/ 0 Now what? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-down-for-fifth-straight-month-teranet-index/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-down-for-fifth-straight-month-teranet-index/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:22:47 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/house-prices-down-for-fifth-straight-month-teranet-index/feed/ 0 And no, it's not condos http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/is-the-housing-cool-down-already-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/is-the-housing-cool-down-already-over/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:44:58 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/is-the-housing-cool-down-already-over/feed/ 0 Home re-sales and prices eked out a small gain in January — and yes, that includes Toronto and Vancouver. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/the-only-legitimate-currency-war-is-that-waged-unintentionally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/the-only-legitimate-currency-war-is-that-waged-unintentionally/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:21:36 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350819 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/the-only-legitimate-currency-war-is-that-waged-unintentionally/feed/ 0 Erica Alini previews today's confab in Moscow http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/what-mark-carney-told-canadian-mps-about-the-state-of-the-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/what-mark-carney-told-canadian-mps-about-the-state-of-the-economy/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:08:44 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349557 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/what-mark-carney-told-canadian-mps-about-the-state-of-the-economy/feed/ 0 A recap of the finance committee hearing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/tighter-mortgage-rules-might-be-insufficient-to-curb-household-debt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/tighter-mortgage-rules-might-be-insufficient-to-curb-household-debt/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:48 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349273 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/tighter-mortgage-rules-might-be-insufficient-to-curb-household-debt/feed/ 0 BoC Deputy Governor Timothy Lane spoke at Harvard http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/the-comeback-kid-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/the-comeback-kid-2/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/10/the-comeback-kid-2/feed/ 0 California got hammered by the recession. Now Gov. Jerry Brown has it roaring back -- with help from America's biggest oil field http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/housing-starts-drop-like-a-stone-in-january/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/housing-starts-drop-like-a-stone-in-january/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:19:37 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/housing-starts-drop-like-a-stone-in-january/feed/ 0 Ouch! http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/unemployment-hits-four-year-low-but-do-not-cheer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/unemployment-hits-four-year-low-but-do-not-cheer/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:30:14 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348405 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/unemployment-hits-four-year-low-but-do-not-cheer/feed/ 0 Job creation slowed in January http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/highlights-from-mark-carneys-job-application/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/highlights-from-mark-carneys-job-application/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:22:02 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348169 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/highlights-from-mark-carneys-job-application/feed/ 0 Highlights from the governor's 'job application' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-coming-british-grilling-of-mark-carney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-coming-british-grilling-of-mark-carney/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:27:31 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347215 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/the-coming-british-grilling-of-mark-carney/feed/ 0 Erica Alini sets up the governor's day in London http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/congressional-budget-office-the-u-s-deficit-will-shrink-and-then-exlpode/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/congressional-budget-office-the-u-s-deficit-will-shrink-and-then-exlpode/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:30:10 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/congressional-budget-office-the-u-s-deficit-will-shrink-and-then-exlpode/feed/ 0 Basically, Democrats and Republicans are squabbling about all the wrong things