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The Seven, June 28, 2024
The long and winding road…to lower inflation and interest rate cuts
Wildfires prompt evacuations
The most significant impact is the human toll of the disruption and property loss
Summer doves
The Bank of Canada cuts again
Surfing the web
Internet usage rates around the world
Ticking up
Factory sales picked up in May but remained lower 2.7% lower year-to-date
The Seven, July 19, 2024
Sticking the landing
Motoring momentum
New vehicle sales in Alberta improving in 2024
More roofs for more heads
Starts continued to move higher through the first half of 2024
June cooldown
Lower inflation opens door for possible rate cut next week
Trending up
Benchmark house prices in Alberta up again in June
The Seven, July 12, 2024
Getting our bearings on inflation
Beefing up
Cattle prices in Alberta keep rising
Internal ties
Alberta’s manufacturing trade with the rest of Canada in 2022
Steady as she goes
Oil prices halfway through 2024
Up and down
Job growth by sector in Alberta
The Seven, July 5, 2024
Jobs, exports, oil production and the Stampede effect
Exports to the United States
Fourth of July special
More barrels
Oil production remained at record highs in May
Still wary
Small business confidence in Alberta in June
The Seven, June 28, 2024
The long and winding road…to lower inflation and interest rate cuts
Holding their own
Restaurant and bar sales in Alberta
Demographic directions
Alberta’s population projected to keep growing
Not just yet
Inflation stubborn in May
Moving up
Resale home prices in Alberta in May
The Seven, June 21, 2024
A new outlook and a new look
Normalizing
Job vacancy rate edges down again
Population special
People continue to flock to Alberta
Standing tall
Housing starts continued to surge in May
Finding its stride
New Alberta Economic Outlook released today
Still on course
Factory sales picked up in April and was up 2.4% from last year
Weekly Wrap, Friday, June 14, 2024
Neighbours on different paths
U.S. economic news
Inflation cools, interest rates higher for longer
Building momentum
Residential construction in Alberta
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best
Alberta’s primary agricultural sector in 2024
Gotta travel on
The tourism industry’s long road back from the pandemic
Weekly Wrap, Friday, June 7, 2024
Soft jobs report reinforces rate cut decision
Price swings
Alberta’s international exports in April
The wait is over
Bank of Canada cuts policy rate to 4.75%
On this rise
Alberta’s crude production in April
On the menu
Restaurant and bar sales in Alberta in Q1
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 31, 2024
Systems ready, but will the BoC actually pull the trigger?
Not the norm
Working remotely in Alberta by industry
Seven in ten Alberta businesses are optimistic
But cost-related challenges loom large
Bumpy but growing
China consumed 29% of Alberta's total non-US merchandise exports last year
My experience at the ATB Business Summit
Alberta is expected to be one of Canada's growth leaders this year and next
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 24, 2024
Inflation cools, but cumulative effects weigh
Calgary posts explosive population growth
But it was not the only part of the province to see strong growth last year
Working remotely…
From another province
Special Report: Chasing Affordability
The return of interprovincial migration to Alberta
National inflation rate lower in April
Encouraging inflation report ahead of June rate decision
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 17, 2024
Will more (inflation) data clear the fog?
Up for sale
Calgary and Edmonton house prices continue their hot streak
Foot steady on the gas
Residential construction intentions have picked up in Alberta while they remain sluggish elsewhere in the country
Cattle and crop prices going in different directions
Crops prices have come down from recent peaks while cattle prices continue to rise
Different strokes
Sources of job growth in Alberta and Canada
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 10, 2024
Jobs spring forward ahead of Mother’s Day
Oil and gas companies cautiously optimistic
ATB’s spring energy sector survey
Thirsty for oil
Global oil consumption continues to rise
Decrypting the rise of Bitcoin ETFs
ETFs offer a familiar investment structure for cryptocurrency
Exports in March 2024
Trade levels down from last year in Alberta
Weekly Wrap, Friday, May 3, 2024
Now flowing
Barreling ahead
Record oil production ahead of TMX
Room to grow
Alberta’s exports to the U.K.
Lagging behind
Canadian economy slower in February and March
Business confidence in April
Up in Alberta, down nationally
Weekly Wrap, Friday, April 26, 2024
Hope springs eternal
Today’s special
Restaurant and bar sales on the rise
Signs of fatigue
Retail sales juggernaut slowing down
Living together
Multi-family housing starts in Alberta
Global resiliency
World output to now grow at 3.2% in 2024
Weekly Wrap, Friday, April 19, 2024
Cooling core inflation and the need for investment
It's halvening
Halving plays a critical role in the future of cryptocurrency
In the right direction
February revenues picked up by 4.1% and reversed all of the decline in January
Another swallow?
The headline inflation rate ticked up to 2.9% in March
Turning up the heat
Home construction intentions picked up in February
Weekly Wrap, Friday, April 12, 2024
Alberta housing market not waiting for rate cuts
The productivity imperative
Energy-related industries have among the highest levels of productivity and wages in Canada