An economic shock, also known as a macroeconomic shock, is any unexpected event that has a large-scale, unexpected impact on the economy. Many, but not all, economists also say that a shock has to be ...

Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the market value of all goods and services a country produces in a specific time frame. It’s used to gauge a nation’s economic growth and its people’s standard of ...

Economic indicators are key stats about the economy that can help you better understand where the economy is headed. These indicators can help investors decide when to buy or sell investments. For ...

Lindsay Tedds is associate professor of economics in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria and visiting professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of ...

1:33 ‘We’ve been here before’: Trudeau says Canada is prepared to renegotiate CUSMA As U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fiercely battle for the White House in the U.S. election, they ...

Community activists in Toronto are worried the difficult economic situation could lead all levels of government to cut social service contributions, leading to more homeless people. Community ...

This week, Kinder Morgan is expected to file an application to build a second heavy oil pipeline across B.C. It's a perfect bookend for the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, which is due to come out ...

In investing, mean-reversion refers to the idea that, over the long term, asset valuation ratios tend to move towards their historical averages or ‘means’. This is a widely accepted principle among ...

No one wants to see a repeat of the second quarter’s Covid-19-driven economic shutdown. However, with the economy reopening and no vaccine yet available, the possibility can’t be ignored. Canada’s GDP ...