5 Factors Threatening the Canadian Economy: Household Debt
So far in our mini-series focusing on the biggest threats to the Canadian economy we’ve looked at oil prices and the housing market. Today we’ll look at one of the most hotly debated topics of them all – household debt. Household debt is definitely one of the biggest threats to the Canadian economy. It’s the…
Read more5 Factors Threatening the Canadian Economy: Oil Prices
Yesterday we kicked off our mini-series on the 5 biggest threats to the Canadian economy with the housing market. Today, we look at what may be an even bigger threat, and something that’s also a very hot topic today – oil prices. The current price for Western Canadian oil is about 30 per cent below…
Read more5 Factors Threatening the Canadian Economy: Housing Slowdown
At the end of every year we take a look back at the biggest things that helped the Canadian economy in that year, and the factors that were the biggest drag on it. This year we thought we’d get a jump on things and take inventory a little early, and maybe compare it with where…
Read moreHow to Tell if You’re Real Estate Obsessed
Just yesterday we brought you survey results from Zoocasa, which showed that most of us Canadians are in fact, real estate obsessed. But how do you tell if you’re one that falls into this majority? Here are five ways to tell. TV and online obsession Okay, this doesn’t mean that you’ll sit down in front…
Read moreAre You Real Estate Obsessed?
If you’re like the average Canadian, the chances are good that you’re obsessed with real estate. At least according to the latest poll, anyway. A new survey was done by Zoocasa, an online search engine focused strictly on real estate, to see just how much Canadians think about real estate, and if we’re really as…
Read moreMoney Talks: Volume 30
Personal Finance The chances are good that you haven’t been able to get away from Visa’s Smallenfreuden commercials. This week Boomer & Echo defends the idea. Wondering about Scotia’s Scene card, but don’t know if it’s worth it? The Canadian Finance Blog breaks it down this week. Real Estate Good for investors, bad for tenants….
Read moreStephen Poloz Says it’s Time for Businesses to Step Up
During Stephen Poloz’s first interest rate announcement as the new Bank of Canada governor, he was far less hawkish about interest rates and household debt than his predecessor, Mark Carney, ever was. But while Poloz might have a soft stance on those households at the moment there’s one area in which he and Carney agree…
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