Believe it or not, there is good news about rising interest rates
Carry the potential to drive productivity
Carry the potential to drive productivity
Spells trouble for housing market and consumer expenditures
Inflation, interest rates skyrocket as Ottawa’s deficits and tax hikes bite
A better way to cool inflation is to make Canadian workers more productive
The data shows that interest rate hikes are now increasing inflation, not decreasing it
If there ever was a time for politicians to stop digging, it’s now
No. The need to broaden access and expand government contributions is urgent
Governments must begin to address their own roles in keeping housing prices high
Controlling inflation with interest rates can work, but at a terrible cost
And the Trudeau government has no convincing plan to address the problem
Supply chain problems, aging demographics and the push for net zero will drive up government spending
Very low interest rates provide a perverse incentive for politicians to rack up more debt
The next few months may only bring stagnation but a full-blown recession is more likely