Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on today’s Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, showing that while the labour market is improving nationally, the resurgence of COVID-19 cases and measures to slow the virus are leading to job losses in some sectors.
Canada’s Economy Surged in Q3
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on a significant quarterly economic rebound and how the second wave of COVID-19 weighs on the outlook.
Federal Fiscal Update 2020
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on a bigger federal deficit as COVID-19 related expenses continue to increase.
Alberta’s Deficit Shrinks But Remains Biggest in History
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on the Government of Alberta’s Economic and Fiscal Update and the important discussion it brings up.
Retail Sales Bounced Back in September
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on September’s retail sales, which show an unequal recovery across sectors.
Shelter Cost Continues to Push Inflation Higher
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on details of the Consumer Price Index in October.
Sharp Rise in Insolvencies as Deferral Period Comes to an End
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on the increase of insolvencies in September coinciding with the end of the payment deferral program.
A Second COVID-19 Wave is Starting to Weigh on the Labour Market
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on today’s Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey data.
Another Solid Month of Recovery, but a Resurgence of COVID Cases Could Become a Headwind
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on the slowing pace of economic recovery and the level of uncertainty raised by a surge in new COVID-19 cases.
Bank of Canada: Policy Rate Unchanged, But Tweaks to Bond Purchases
Economic commentary by Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud on the Bank of Canada’s recent policy rate announcement.