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Early tariff threat from Trump 2.0
A 25% tariff on Canadian goods could be on the way
Price matters
Farm revenue in Alberta
Generally optimistic
The outlook of Alberta businesses over the next 12 months
The Seven, November 22, 2024
Holiday cheer with a healthy dose of (spending) caution
Tight quarters
Alberta’s housing market
Relatively speaking
New vehicle sales in Alberta
Stay on target
Keeping inflation in Canada under control
On a roll
Housing starts in Alberta
The Seven, November 15, 2024
A numbers game: Inflation and interest rates
Back to earth
Major crop prices down in Alberta
Dial H for more housing
Multi-family home construction on the rise in Alberta
Talking tariffs
A quick take on potential U.S. tariffs and a possible exemption for Canadian oil and gas
The Seven, November 8, 2024
A wild world
October bounce
Alberta adds jobs, unemployment rate edges lower
On second thought
New provincial economic growth estimates
Trump 2.0
Potential economic implications of the U.S. election
It’s the economy
Current U.S. economic conditions and the election
Maintaining production
Oil output in Alberta in September
The Seven, November 1, 2024
Taking the long way
Yikes! Are those real zombies or are they filming something?
Movie and TV production in Alberta
An energetic place
Alberta’s largest companies
Testing durability
Retail spending reacts to higher interest rates
Cutting to the core
Retail sales in Canada
The Seven, October 25, 2024
The week of the cuts
Beyond our borders
The Bank of Canada’s global economic outlook
Jumbo Wednesday
Bank of Canada cuts by 50 basis points
The more the merrier
Multi-dwelling construction leading the way in Alberta
More cause for cuts
Canadian manufacturing sales slip
The Seven, October 18, 2024
Free fallin'
Looking a lot like 2007
Starts up over 40,000 annualized units for the 14th month in a row
Climbing up
Benchmark home prices continue to rise in Calgary and Edmonton
Below target
Inflation hits 3.5-year low
The Seven, October 11, 2024
A billion reasons
Going with the flow
August exports were up 3.2% year-to-date from the first eight months of 2023
And
Diversification and productivity in Alberta
Staying put
Working at home for an employer in a different province
Powder keg
Oil prices and the global recovery
The Seven, October 4, 2024
Sticking the landing, fixing the plane
Landing the plane
Alberta’s economy heading into 2025
Rising to the challenge
Alberta crude oil production hits another new high
Holding steady
Small business confidence in Alberta
The Seven, September 27, 2024
Let’s talk about demographics
Sorry, the position has been filled
Job vacancy rate trending lower in Alberta
Alberta bound continues
Province leads in population growth
Opening the door to opportunity
Reporting on the economic contributions of Indigenous Peoples in Alberta
Right up the middle
Population growth projected to be concentrated in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor
Standing out
The price of new homes is flat nationally but rising in Calgary and Edmonton
The Seven, September 20, 2024
The first cut is the deepest
Fall 2024 Energy Sector Survey results
Maintaining growth trajectory as sentiment softens
Chasing affordability
Home prices rising most in lower-cost markets
On target
Inflation down to 2% in August
Orders of magnitude
Population growth in India and China
The Seven, September 13, 2024
Doves staying for the fall
Residential renaissance
Construction intentions in Alberta through July
Opening up new markets
Canada’s natural gas prospects set to improve in the medium term
Gaining energy
Oil and gas capital spending in Canada
Job growth by industry in Alberta
Resource sector pulling its employment weight
The Seven, September 6, 2024
Life after the cuts