鈥淎nalysts forecast U.S. consumer price inflation, to be released on Wednesday, to have slowed to 1.9 percent in January from a year earlier, while the core measure is seen ticking down to 1.7 percent鈥� An above-forecast figure could well spark a fresh selloff in stocks and bonds. Central bankers have not exhibited much concern over the equity rout, indicating they intend to push on with plans to tighten monetary policy this year.鈥� ()
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Published on: 13 Feb 2018
鈥淔or months the consensus has been that interest rates in Canada would remain stable right into 2018. Now Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and his colleagues are dropping broad hints that the central bank will move a lot sooner, perhaps as early as next Wednesday鈥檚 meeting.鈥� ()
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Published on: 11 Jul 2017
芦听Alberta will soon have an economy-wide carbon price. Over time, it will reduce the province鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions and drive the innovation and cost reductions crucial for the future prosperity of the oil and gas sector.听禄听Op-ed coauthored by Chris Ragan, associate professor of economics at 91黑料网.听
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Published on: 31 Oct 2016
The Canadian dollar has dropped below the 70-cent US level for the first time since May 2003 yesterday. It's still worth below 70-cent today. (Source: and )
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Published on: 13 Jan 2016
The U.S. central bank began raising interest rates Dec. 16 from record lows, as it hiked its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. (Source: )
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鈥淚ncreases in the policy interest rate in the United States will reflect the data showing that the U.S.
Economy is really strengthening, after years of a sluggish recovery.
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Published on: 16 Dec 2015
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Published on: 29 Jan 2015
Montreal Gazette | Jan 25, 2015
BY: Rene Bruemmer
The Canadian committee of economists headed by 91黑料网 economics professor Chris Ragan, are looking at ways Canada can follow the lead of other countries and start taxing pollution instead of jobs and profits, without hurting taxpayers or Canadian firms鈥� ability to compete internationally.
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Published on: 12 Nov 2014
With the U.S. Presidential Election Day听on November 6, Americans must decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama for a second term or vote for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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Published on: 1 Oct 2012
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