2 Desjardins: Policymakers will generally look through an #oilpriceshock unless #inflationexpectations become unanchored, underlying #inflation reaccelerates or the #outputgap closes meaningfully. 🧵
#BOC #cdnecon
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2 Desjardins: Policymakers will generally look through an #oilpriceshock unless #inflationexpectations become unanchored, underlying #inflation reaccelerates or the #outputgap closes meaningfully. 🧵
#BOC #cdnecon
1 Desjardins: The Bank of Canada’s reaction function to higher #energyprices is also fairly clear. Even in a world where #centralbanks are more sensitive to supply shocks, the Governing Council retains substantial flexibility to remain patient. 🧵
#BankofCanada #BOC #cdnecon
"To protect our democracy, we need to fix wealth concentration in Canada" .. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... via @thetyee.ca #inequality #cdnpoli #cdnecon
New StatsCan report compares # of unemployed people (blue bars below in graph) to job vacancies (red bars): 3.1 people per job opening.
Folks with Bachelor degrees or higher are facing highest competition. Trades numbers more closely matched. #CdnEcon #CanLab
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...
21 years of personal finance blogging. Didn’t get rich. Learned a lot. Met great people. Now heading into retirement.
#PersonalFinance #Blogging #Retirement #CdnEcon
Canadians didn’t choose this trade war, but our new government is facing it head on and using every tool available to protect our economy.
Here’s how we’re pushing for real gains for Canada.
#Cdnpoli #TradeWar #GlobalMarkets #Tariffs #CdnEcon
🗓 Note the date
Our next scheduled interest rate decision is on March 18.
https://bit.ly/46UVSK3
#cdnecon #economy
#cdnecon #interestrates Posthaste: Here's one reason why the #BankofCanada could be forced to hike interest rates this year ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/posthas...
#cdnecon Canada lost 84K jobs in February; #unemployment rises to 6.7% ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/simply-...
Grim report should make BoC #interestrate hikes unlikely, BMO chief economist says
1/6 🇨🇦 CANADA SHEDS 83,900 JOBS IN SURPRISE PLUNGE 🇨🇦
The economy unexpectedly lost tens of thousands of jobs, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.7%.
It is the steepest drop in 17 years outside pandemic lockdowns.
Source: Reuters
#WorldPolitics #CdnPoli #CanPoli #Jobs #USTariffs #CdnEcon
Claude is amazing. Here's an app it created for me in no time at all that provides information and charts for any Statistics Canada time series vector number. Give it a go. #cdnecon www.philipsmith.ca/statcan/stat...
Almost 1/2 of Canadians say they "regret the amount of debt [they've] taken on in their life."
Rather than paying down debt, Canadians are borrowing even more.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
#CdnPoli #EconomicSecurity #WorkingPeople #CdnEcon
Oil futures open above $100 US Monday morning. Up 65% on the week. That’s as big a rise as after the Ukraine invasion in 2022, that set off peak global inflation. And there’s much more to come this time. My take on how to limit the damage: www.pressreader.com/canada/toron... #cdnecon #canlab
1/8 🇨🇦 🇮🇷 IRAN CONFLICT HITS CANADA'S INVESTMENT PUSH 🇮🇷 🇨🇦
War complicates Ottawa's bid to tap Gulf wealth.
While funds project "business as usual," safety risks pause the relationship-building needed to unlock billions.
Source: The Globe and Mail
#CdnEcon #MiddleEast #Investment #Carney #CdnPoli
“Compounding matters is that the #American #economy is relatively #energy-intensive – which is to say, a lot of #energy goes into each dollar of output. Canada’s economy is worse yet, in large part because the #transportation system remains #carbon-intensive.” #Canada #cdnecon
Among the 92K jobs lost in today's dismal US jobs report, were 12K MORE jobs gone from US manufacturing. That brings the total toll to 138K US manufacturing jobs (-1.1%) lost since Trump's '24 election. His policies are hurting blue collar workers; Canada can outlast him #cdnecon
Tell your MP - Canadians don't want our money to support fossil fuel expansion. There can be no public dollars, no subsidies for #LNG #bcpoli #cdnpoli #cdnecon www.forourkids.ca/no_subsidies...
ICYMI: Evolution in the financial system introduces new risks and vulnerabilities. It’s critical we work with the private sector to better understand these risks and mitigate them.
👉Read more: https://bit.ly/4slvYao
#cdnecon #economy
At a time when Canada is trying to build resilience, economic sovereignty, and independence from a single dominant market, weakening the CFIA is reckless and risks billions of dollars in trade.
Read PIPSC's op-ed in The Hill Times:
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
#CdnPoli #CdnBiz #CdnEcon
Nice update about what the Canada-China deal means for agri-product exports. Includes some handy links on Canadian trade info.
#cdnpoli #cdnecon
www.producer.com/farm-family/...
White House's rebuilding post #IEEPA tariffs but @scottlincicome.bsky.social notes keeping #CUSMA exemptions could mean "he's not willing to blow up the N.A. supply chain."
Unpopularity from rising prices & Iran war also works in Canada's favor.
#cdnecon #cdnpoli
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Canada’s cannabis industry contributed nearly $11.6 billion to Canada’s #GDP in 2025!
#canadacannabisnews #canadianjobs #cdnecon #CanadianBusiness #TradeWars #teamcanada #canadalife #CanadaFirst #globaltrade #newjobs #canadianinnovation
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Estimated labour productivity growth in Canadian business surpassed that in the US between 1947 and 1985, fell short by 1.2 percentage points between 1985 and 2010, was about the same between 2010 and 2019, and fell short again between 2019 and 2025, this time by 1.4 percentage points. #cdnecon
ICYMI: Our monetary policy framework is set to be renewed later this year.
As the world changes and we’re faced with new realities, our focus is on ensuring the framework continues to keep inflation low, stable and predictable.
👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/46HTLcl
#cdnecon #economy
🔴 Tune in LIVE to catch Governor Macklem’s fireside chat at a Global Risk Institute event.
https://bit.ly/3ONxxzF
#cdnecon #economy
This is a super timely and thoughtful report from @irpp.org describing strategies for supporting communities going through big industrial transitions--whether due to energy transitions, tech change, or Trump's tariff war: irpp.org/research-stu.... #cdnecon
China's tariff on Canada's canola seed exports lowered from 75.8% to 14.9%.
Earlier reports indicated this was where the levy was going after the Canada-China deal in January.
#cdnpoli #cdnecon
www.producer.com/daily/china-...
Have Alberta's finances gone off the rails?
My latest for @TheHubCanada on the province's latest budget. thehub.ca/2026/03/03/... #ableg #cdnpoli #cdnecon
Data released by Statistics Canada today indicate that capital expenditures in Canada's oil and gas extraction industry ticked up modestly in the fourth quarter. #cdnecon