The B.C. government is preparing for the possibility of running a deficit budget amidst global economic uncertainty connected to COVID-19. Premier John Horgan says the recent...
Looking to take advantage of low interest rates, companies have rushed in recent years to issue bonds whose proceeds could be used to grow their businesses....
It’s crystal clear we have to act fast to “flatten the curve,” the public health experts’ term used to describe the importance of reducing the pace...
The federal government is adding $10-billion to the credit it makes available to businesses, and the Bank of Canada has announced an emergency rate cut to...
So what next? When does the U.S. economy start to return to normal after the shutdowns resulting from the coronavirus epidemic? Here’s the optimistic view on...
A woman wearing a face mask shops at a Walmart Supercentre amid coronavirus fears spreading in Toronto, on March 13, 2020. CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters Canada’s economy is...
SYDNEY, N.S. — There is a devastating health impact with the coronavirus but an economic one is creeping in. The federal government announced Friday the cruise...
A recession is coming later this year as the economy is derailed by the impact of COVID-19 and a plunge in oil prices, economists said Friday....
So far, 29 countries have shut schools nationwide. Photograph by Feliphe Schiarolli School closures are one of the main ways through which government attempts to limit...
Jason Furman was a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, serving as deputy director of the National Economics Council from 2009 to 2013, and as...