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The Seven, December 20, 2024
That’s a Wrap! Battle switch 2025 - from inflation to tariffs
A popular place
People continue to flock to Alberta
Shifting sands
Alberta’s economy in 2025 and 2026
Near target
Inflation cooperates in November
Shovels in the ground
Housing starts and resale prices made further advances in November
The Seven, December 13, 2024
Look what you made me do
Building up
Residential construction in Alberta
Rate cut turns 50…again
The Bank of Canada has lowered its policy interest rate to 3.25%
Heading West
Energy exports to Asia surge
Service strength
Employment growth by industry in Alberta
The Seven, December 6, 2024
Mixed vibes
November gain
Alberta posts another solid job increase
Potato power
Alberta top of the crop again this year
Including everyone
The economic contributions of Albertans with disabilities
Back in business
Alberta tourism sector roars back to life
Higher and higher
Alberta’s oil production in October
Rent rivalry
Up in Edmonton, down in Calgary
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