Recent data from some new sector-based producer price indexes, developed by the BoC and released by STC, look a bit alarming. For sources, see the chart footnote. #cdnecon
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@philsmith26.bsky.socialRecent data from some new sector-based producer price indexes, developed by the BoC and released by STC, look a bit alarming. For sources, see the chart footnote. #cdnecon
@philsmith26.bsky.socialNow that the September LFS data are available, here is an updated heatmap showing a variety of labour market indicators. #cdnecon
@joelwwood.bsky.socialFinances of the Nation is such a tremendous resource for teaching Public Finance. Today I am lecturing about Public Debt and it easily produced figures to tell the story about Canada's federal fiscal situation in the 1990s. #EconSky #TeachEcon #CdnEcon
financesofthenation.ca/debt/
@bankofcanada.caEveryone agrees we need to build more housing. What’s so hard about doing it? Building housing takes a lot of money and a lot of time. The Bank’s role is to keep inflation around 2%, so people and businesses can confidently plan for the long term.
@bankofcanada.caFollowing her latest speech, Senior Deputy Governor Rogers sat down with @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social on the Missing Middle Podcast to talk more about Canada’s housing affordability dilemma.
👉Watch: https://bit.ly/4rSeqUC
@philsmith26.bsky.socialLong-term bond rates have risen sharply this year. Here's what has happened to federal interest payments on national debt in CA and US so far. Expect these ratios to go a lot higher as the debt turns over. #cdnecon
@dbcurren.bsky.social“The question, then, is not whether #Canada should welcome #investment. Of course it should. The real question is what kind of investment Canada should welcome, where it should be directed, and under what conditions.” www.thestar.com/business/opi... #cdnecon #MarkCarney
@bankofcanada.ca🔴 Tune in LIVE to catch Senior Deputy Governor Rogers’ speech before the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and CFA Society Victoria.
@trevortombe.bsky.socialAlberta suspended its gas tax today, and the federal government has extended its. Do consumers actually benefit?
My latest for @TheHubCanada explores the evidence: thehub.ca/2026/09/30/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
@cmusician.bsky.socialThe Case Against Billionaires, by @David_Moscrop open.substack.com/pub/davidmos... #cdnpoli #cdnecon
@philsmith26.bsky.socialNew survey data released by STC today indicate that Canadian business enterprise in-house research and development expenditures, which were flat in 2024 and 2025, are expected to increase only marginally in 2026. #cdnecon
@philsmith26.bsky.socialReal GDP was flat in July, STC reported today. One way to cut through the volatility in month-to-month real GDP growth rates is to focus on the 6-month % change expressed at annual rates. On that basis the economy has been performing quite well in recent months. #cdnecon
@tindizzy.bsky.socialThat’s close to DOUBLE the price Americans pay for diesel.
TWICE as much.
Things are so NOT great for folks – especially, not truckers.
The cost of living is poised to spiral totally out of control, exponentially, too.
Isn’t it, @mark-carney.bsky.social?
@cmusician.bsky.social"From Britain to Australia, competition authorities have found that after privatization, fees have risen for airlines, which pass them along to travelers." www.thestar.com/business/opi... via @thestar.com #cdnpoli #cdnecon
@tylermeredith.bsky.socialListen on Apple, Spotify and YouTube from here lnk.to/MBPIBriefing...
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@philsmith26.bsky.socialThe chart here shows Government of Canada revenue, expenditure and debt accumulations as % of GDP, 1990 Q1 to 2026 Q2. Since 2024 Q1, expenditure has been flat while revenue has declined. #cdnecon
@bankofcanada.ca📌 On October 1, Senior Deputy Governor Rogers will deliver a speech before the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and CFA Society Victoria.
More details: https://bit.ly/4hsqO8M
@philsmith26.bsky.socialThe first seven months of LFS and SEPH data this year show that the reconciled differences in the 12-month % changes between the two surveys have returned to the relatively small range seen in the pre-pandemic period after having widened considerably between 2020 and 2025. #cdnecon
@policyalternatives.caWhat you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom. By @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cdnecon @policyalternatives.ca
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...