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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:18 +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/2013/05/21/mark-carney-is-leaving-canada-with-some-parting-advice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/mark-carney-is-leaving-canada-with-some-parting-advice/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386088 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/mark-carney-is-leaving-canada-with-some-parting-advice/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaving Canada with some parting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/carney-has-left-poloz-with-little-to-fight-slow-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/carney-has-left-poloz-with-little-to-fight-slow-growth/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:40:29 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382864 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/carney-has-left-poloz-with-little-to-fight-slow-growth/feed/ 0 Money can't get much cheaper http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-new-bank-of-canada-governor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-new-bank-of-canada-governor/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 23:08:56 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380082 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-new-bank-of-canada-governor/feed/ 0 1. His name is Stephen Poloz and his appointment surprised many analysts 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/2013/05/01/mark-carneys-legacy-and-what-it-means-for-his-successor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/mark-carneys-legacy-and-what-it-means-for-his-successor/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:17:49 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/mark-carneys-legacy-and-what-it-means-for-his-successor/feed/ 0 Whoever takes the reins will have to live up to a rock star image that has little to do with monetary policy, writes Stephen Gordon 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/2013/04/18/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/2013/04/17/and-now-a-word-from-diana-carney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/and-now-a-word-from-diana-carney/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:40:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/and-now-a-word-from-diana-carney/feed/ 0 The wife of the bank governor on the carbon pricing debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/macleans-exclusive-qa-with-lawrence-summers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/macleans-exclusive-qa-with-lawrence-summers/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:36:41 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366621 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/macleans-exclusive-qa-with-lawrence-summers/feed/ 0 'It is never the bullet you see,' former U.S. Treasury Secretary says of risks on the horizon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:54:51 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/feed/ 0 Colin Campbell on banana republics and condo lawsuits 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/2013/02/14/beyond-miracles-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/beyond-miracles-2/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/beyond-miracles-2/feed/ 0 Is Mark Carney a saviour? Or an overpaid foreigner with dubious ideas? Let the sideshow begin. 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/2013/02/11/mark-carney-could-face-a-second-week-of-tough-questions-this-time-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/mark-carney-could-face-a-second-week-of-tough-questions-this-time-in-canada/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:10:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349323 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/mark-carney-could-face-a-second-week-of-tough-questions-this-time-in-canada/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Following the grilling in London last week, outgoing Bank of Canada governor... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/tweeps-we-heart-mark-carney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/tweeps-we-heart-mark-carney/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:42:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347692 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/tweeps-we-heart-mark-carney/feed/ 0 Tweeps love incoming Bank of England governor http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/transcript-mark-carneys-submission-to-the-treasury-select-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/transcript-mark-carneys-submission-to-the-treasury-select-committee/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:18:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/transcript-mark-carneys-submission-to-the-treasury-select-committee/feed/ 0 Question 1: How has your experience prepared you for role of Governor of the Bank of England? 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/2013/02/07/boc-governor-carney-tells-u-k-hearing-i-have-no-political-ambitions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/boc-governor-carney-tells-u-k-hearing-i-have-no-political-ambitions/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:06:10 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/boc-governor-carney-tells-u-k-hearing-i-have-no-political-ambitions/feed/ 0 Bank of Canada governor takes questions from his soon-to-be employers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/mark-carney-fields-questions-from-british-mps-emerges-as-answer-to-triple-dip-recession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/mark-carney-fields-questions-from-british-mps-emerges-as-answer-to-triple-dip-recession/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:11:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/mark-carney-fields-questions-from-british-mps-emerges-as-answer-to-triple-dip-recession/feed/ 0 Leah McLaren reports on the scene from the Thatcher Room http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/for-the-record-our-formerly-live-blog-featuring-mark-carney-at-treasury-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/for-the-record-our-formerly-live-blog-featuring-mark-carney-at-treasury-committee/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347742 In case you missed it, here’s how Carney’s appearance played on Twitter: ... Read Carney’s]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/for-the-record-our-formerly-live-blog-featuring-mark-carney-at-treasury-committee/feed/ 0 In case you missed it, here’s how Carney’s appearance played on Twitter: ... Read Carney’s http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/live-blog-mark-carney-at-the-treasury-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/live-blog-mark-carney-at-the-treasury-committee/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:43:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347650 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/live-blog-mark-carney-at-the-treasury-committee/feed/ 0 British MPs question the incoming governor of the Bank of England 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/british-mps-aim-not-to-bury-carney-but-rather-hope-he-can-help-save-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/british-mps-aim-not-to-bury-carney-but-rather-hope-he-can-help-save-economy/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:31:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/british-mps-aim-not-to-bury-carney-but-rather-hope-he-can-help-save-economy/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – From Britain’s point of view, Mark Carney is already sending coded messages... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/headline-from-the-telegraph-watch-out-chancellor-rock-star-mark-carney-is-in-town/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/headline-from-the-telegraph-watch-out-chancellor-rock-star-mark-carney-is-in-town/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:47:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/02/headline-from-the-telegraph-watch-out-chancellor-rock-star-mark-carney-is-in-town/feed/ 0 Check out how the Telegraph’s Kamal Ahmed gets started on his preview of Mark... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/mark-carney-and-the-liberals-have-not-cleared-the-air/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/mark-carney-and-the-liberals-have-not-cleared-the-air/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:17:04 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341808 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/mark-carney-and-the-liberals-have-not-cleared-the-air/feed/ 0 A political party headhunting a sitting central bank governor *is* a big deal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/mark-carney-in-davos-whats-up-next-for-the-global-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/mark-carney-in-davos-whats-up-next-for-the-global-economy/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:03:44 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/mark-carney-in-davos-whats-up-next-for-the-global-economy/feed/ 0 What the governor said, in four bullet-points http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:42:26 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/feed/ 0 Forget cottaging with a Liberal, the governor confirmed the real estate market has cooled http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/carney-says-vacation-stay-at-brisons-cottage-was-not-inappropriate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/carney-says-vacation-stay-at-brisons-cottage-was-not-inappropriate/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:49:40 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/carney-says-vacation-stay-at-brisons-cottage-was-not-inappropriate/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Mark Carney says it wasn’t inappropriate for him to vacation at the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/sunny-no-more-bank-of-canada-expected-to-paint-economy-in-darker-hues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/sunny-no-more-bank-of-canada-expected-to-paint-economy-in-darker-hues/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:09:07 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340528 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/sunny-no-more-bank-of-canada-expected-to-paint-economy-in-darker-hues/feed/ 0 The key interest rate is unlikely to change, but the central bank will have to explain how it could have been so off http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/want-to-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor-sign-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/want-to-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor-sign-here/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:37:39 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/want-to-be-the-next-bank-of-canada-governor-sign-here/feed/ 0 On Jack Lew's loopy signature http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:44:59 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/feed/ 0 A search for coherence at the closing of the year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/whats-underneath-the-no-comment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/whats-underneath-the-no-comment/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:32:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331378 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/whats-underneath-the-no-comment/feed/ 0 The Globe hears that the Finance Minister is concerned about Mark Carney’s dealings with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/mark-says-there-is-no-partisan-political-activity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/mark-says-there-is-no-partisan-political-activity/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:14:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/mark-says-there-is-no-partisan-political-activity/feed/ 0 Jim Flaherty talks to Sun News about the bank governor. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/mark-carney-walks-into-a-bar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/mark-carney-walks-into-a-bar/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:31:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/mark-carney-walks-into-a-bar/feed/ 0 The governor of the Bank of Canada stops by a gathering of reporters. Carney... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/mark-carney-drinks-beer-makes-headlines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/mark-carney-drinks-beer-makes-headlines/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:15:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330509 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/mark-carney-drinks-beer-makes-headlines/feed/ 0 Updated: Bank governor meets the press — sort of http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/flaherty-defers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/flaherty-defers/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:02:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/flaherty-defers/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister still doesn’t have anything to say about Mark Carney and the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/mark-carney-he-who-is-without-sin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/mark-carney-he-who-is-without-sin/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:58:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/mark-carney-he-who-is-without-sin/feed/ 0 Paul Wells considers the politics behind the headlines http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/accounting-for-mark-carney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/accounting-for-mark-carney/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:17:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329957 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/accounting-for-mark-carney/feed/ 0 John Geddes considers the rules that apply to the governor of the Bank of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/what-rules-limit-carneys-political-activities/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/what-rules-limit-carneys-political-activities/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:37:21 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/what-rules-limit-carneys-political-activities/feed/ 0 John Geddes investigates exactly what a bank governor is and is not allowed to do http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/the-carney-affair-hell-have-to-be-far-more-careful-over-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/the-carney-affair-hell-have-to-be-far-more-careful-over-here/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:10:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/the-carney-affair-hell-have-to-be-far-more-careful-over-here/feed/ 0 More reaction from British MPs. Matthew Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman, said there... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/the-carney-affair-there-is-a-risk-on-being-open-about-your-place-on-the-political-spectrum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/the-carney-affair-there-is-a-risk-on-being-open-about-your-place-on-the-political-spectrum/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:51:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/the-carney-affair-there-is-a-risk-on-being-open-about-your-place-on-the-political-spectrum/feed/ 0 Jim Flaherty has nothing to say about Mark Carney and the Liberals. “I have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/governor-carneys-vacation-stay-with-liberal-critic-not-a-conflict-boc-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/governor-carneys-vacation-stay-with-liberal-critic-not-a-conflict-boc-says/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/governor-carneys-vacation-stay-with-liberal-critic-not-a-conflict-boc-says/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada tried to quell questions about its governor’s impartiality... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/mark-carneys-visit-to-scott-brisons-vacation-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/mark-carneys-visit-to-scott-brisons-vacation-home/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:22:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/mark-carneys-visit-to-scott-brisons-vacation-home/feed/ 0 A statement from the Bank of Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/explain-yourself-governor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/explain-yourself-governor/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:42:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329352 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/explain-yourself-governor/feed/ 0 Mike Moffatt explains his concerns about Mark Carney and the Liberals. The problems for...