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Home Capital scandal may presage a slowdown: Don Pittis
Home Capital scandal may presage a slowdown: Don Pittis Is false income data a symptom of an industry that has run its course? Could the scandal at Home Capital just be the beginning? The Canadian alternative mortgage company halted its shares after it was revealed that some of its brokers had been falsifying information on the income of […]
What U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen doesn’t know: Don Pittis
What U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen doesn’t know: Don Pittis Continued risks to a U.S. and Canadian economic recovery keep us guessing about interest rates If everyone is so confident interest rates are going to go up in the autumn, why doesn’t U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen just say they are going to go up in […]
Forget politics, here is what the economy needs: Don Pittis
Forget politics, here is what the economy needs: Don Pittis Try seeking a recovery as if Canada weren’t in election mode If Prime Minister Stephen Harper could wave a magic wand and make the Canadian economy boom, you’d think he would do it now. It’s well-known that one of the main barriers for an existing government to […]
Plunging loonie means inflation in store: Don Pittis
Plunging loonie means inflation in store: Don Pittis Falling Canadian dollar means there are bargains to be had, but not for long Taking a shortcut through an underground mall yesterday, I saw a couple who looked like Pan Am visitors ogling the low price of jewelry outside a little downtown Toronto shop. Normally, we think of U.S. prices being cheaper […]
Fed chair Yellen tells Canadian homeowners to watch out: Don Pittis
Fed chair Yellen tells Canadian homeowners to watch out: Don Pittis Your mortgage rates are going up, and U.S. Fed chair is pretty specific on how much The financial analysts think they have it figured out. After listening to U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s speech and her wily answers to questions from reporters, the consensus seems […]
Janet Yellen’s clout today is especially hefty: Don Pittis
Janet Yellen’s clout today is especially hefty: Don Pittis The sense that change is afoot lends power to the U.S. central banker’s words If you live in a cave and survive on nuts, berries and the odd roasted squirrel, what U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says today won’t make much difference to your life. At least not right […]
Climate change will push Canadian business onside
Climate change will push Canadian business onside Companies seem conservative today, but just watch when they reach the profitable tipping point Until he lost his shirt in the Dirty Thirties, a relative of mine was an influential businessman in southern Saskatchewan. Among his interests was a livery stable, with a blacksmith, harnesses, buggy whips and everything you needed to keep […]
Why Europe can’t let Greek economy crumble: Don Pittis
Why Europe can’t let Greek economy crumble: Don Pittis EU must find solution that does not propose stripping elderly of pensions There are vultures in the financial community snapping their beaks and waiting for a Graccident. If you haven’t heard the term before, Graccident is the latest rhetorical bastardization of the English language after Grexit, wherein you attach the […]
The potential bond crisis most people have never heard of
The potential bond crisis most people have never heard of While 007 goes from strength to strength, his financial namesake may be heading for a fall “The name’s Bond,” goes the famous line. But in this case, it’s not James Bond. While nearly everyone knows every detail about the 007 super spy, his lesser-known financial namesake is many times more important. […]
Canada’s truthiest election campaign begins: Don Pittis
Canada’s truthiest election campaign begins: Don Pittis True or not, politicians defend their promises with passion and confidence The Harper Conservatives are the balanced-budget party. You might as well get that into your head now, because you are going to be hearing it repeated till election day. This is also the economic stewardship party, the spending-on-transit […]
