It was expected Trump’s policies would juice the economy in the short term, but his disastrous first six months in office have shown that won’t be the case
Tag Archives: U.S. Federal Reserve
Why the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Fed are parting ways
Janet Yellen says she will raise the U.S. benchmark interest rate at last, while the Bank of Canada stays low for longer
America’s magic unemployment number
How long will it take until unemployment hits 6.5 per cent?
Human slot machines
Frequent flyers are keeping the one-dollar coin grounded
How to stop the next financial meltdown
Andrew Coyne talks with Mark Carney
The runaway economy
In the rush to recovery, a new threat looms: inflation
Thrift is the new black
But will people refuse to spend once things improve? Plus what do you get when you mix a deep recession with Miley Cyrus?