If the escalating tensions between the United States and China aren’t causing you concern yet, you’ve not been paying attention. There’s a lot going on right now in our Covid-besieged world. Antagonism between the United States and China is only one source of concern. The broken relationship between the US and Iran is another. Iran […]

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By Robert Dalheim of Woodworking Network, «The extreme price increases, as reflected in today’s producer price index report and other sources, are harming contractors on existing projects and making it difficult to bid new work at a profitable level,» said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. «While contractors have kept bids nearly flat until now, […]

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Would help us deal with loss of Keystone XL and provide added benefit of displacing imported oil from Saudi Arabia «The revoking of Keystone XL’s permit by U. President Joe Biden his first day in office highlights the risk for Canada of depending on a single country for its petroleum product exports,» wrote Miguel Ouellette in […]

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A cascade of government failures ensured Canada will be gripped by COVID-19 long after the rest of the G7 has reopened Canada is now so far behind the rest of the developed world in its vaccination rollout that it’s generatinginternationalheadlines. As you might have noticed if you’re a Canadian, not many of us are vaccinated against […]

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Rail poised to become more important way to send Canadian oil to U. President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline is sparking renewed interest in shipping Canadian oilsands crude by rail, and that comes with its own environmental risks. have increasingly turned to trains to move their crude, with oil exports by […]

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Will Ottawa borrowing $100 million more produce more benefits than leaving the money with Canadians to spend? A trillion. Or, if you like, a thousand billion. Or, the one I find most impressive, a million million. President Joe Biden’s proposed COVID package is US$1.9 trillion , though the Wall Street Journal argues only a measly US$825 billion […]

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Those who heed current consensus forecasts of persistently low price growth could be in for a rude awakening. ZURICH — Current forecasts by many banks, central banks, and other institutions suggest that inflation will not be a problem in the foreseeable future. The International Monetary Fund, for example, expects global inflation to remain subdued until the end […]

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Covid cases have dropped 77% in six weeks. Experts should level with the public about the good news. In large part because natural immunity from prior infection is far more common than can be measured by testing. Testing has been capturing only from 10% to 25% of infections, depending on when during the pandemic someone […]

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Why buy gold? The Relevance of Gold as a Strategic Asset report released by the World Gold Council offers four reasons to add gold to your portfolio. What makes gold a strategic asset in the first place? The World Gold Council provides a quick summary of gold’s qualities. Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as […]

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