The Twenty-Four
Welcome to The Twenty-Four, formerly the Owl. With a fresh new look, The Twenty-Four delivers the analyses, insights and news you’ve come to expect from our team of economic experts.
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We'll cook tomorrow
Restaurant sales gain momentum going into summer
Canadian oil sands
Oil sands producers are resilient and equipped to face today's headwinds
Wobbly
Retail spending still upbeat through May but largely driven by auto sales
Buying and selling
House price trends in Edmonton and Calgary
Confidence boost
Small business outlook better in July
Sizzling
New home construction remains on hot footing in Alberta
The Carbon Tango
Dancing to Alberta's TIER-iffic Market Beat
Managing energy price risk in volatile times
How to use volatility to your advantage
When is it a good time to do a bond deal?
Current bond market trends
What to expect when you are expecting rate cuts
Interest rates in Canada and the U.S.
A wild ride
The Canadian dollar in 2025
Homes wanted
Unpacking Canada’s housing crunch
The normalization of tariffs
A snapshot of current U.S. trade policy
Good trade flows make good neighbours
Trade between Alberta and Ontario
Definitely maybe
Alberta’s oil production in May
Small but mighty
Small modular reactors in Canada
Historic moment for Canadian energy
First LNG Canada shipment departs to Asia
More accommodating
Average rent less expensive in Alberta cities
Alberta's economy
Finding a footing in turbulent times
Cutting in front of tariffs
New car and truck sales driving retail spending in Alberta
Good enough?
The national inflation rate held steady at 1.7% in May
The future of downtown office spaces
Transforming vacancy into vibrancy in Alberta
The modern buffalo
Indigenous economic development
Ticking past 5 million
Alberta’s population growth is slowing, but still leads the country
Labouring under tariffs
Job vacancies on the wane in Alberta
Housing construction hot streak continues
Alberta starts on pace for record year
Keeping it local
Restaurant spending during Oilers playoff games
Inflation shoe yet to drop
U.S. consumer prices in May
Beef up
Cattle prices in Alberta set new records in April
Hollywood who?
Alberta's film and television industry continued to grow last year
A resilient start
Exports out of Alberta remained upbeat over the first four months of 2025
Rock and hard place
Bank of Canada pauses, opts for more ‘wait and see’
Still early days
AI adoption by Canadian businesses
Crude awakening continues
Alberta’s oil production in April
Ball of confusion
Canadian businesses and the trade war
Travel diaries
Alberta's tourism sector continued to make strides through April
Where do we go next?
Economic takeaways from the 2025 ATB Business Summit
CFIB Business Barometer
Business confidence made up some lost ground in May
Powering intelligence
Beacon AI has proposed to construction a US$7.2 billion AI infrastructure in Alberta over the next two years
Adding up
Population trends in Alberta
Tax break
Inflation falls with carbon tax, but underlying price pressures simmer
Betting on success
Venture capital investment in Q1
Responding to growth
Residential building permits in Alberta
Reducing the heat
US reaches “deals” with the UK and China
High five
A new milestone for Alberta’s population
More data please
U.S. Federal Reserve stands pat
The other trade war
Canada's exports to China through March
Front-loaded
Canada’s exports in March
On the rise
Alberta natural gas production and prices in 2025
Marching up
Alberta oil production sets yet another monthly record
Not a good start
U.S. GDP in negative territory in Q1
The road forward
Tackling Canada’s biggest economic challenges
A gloomier group
Survey of economists points to higher global recession risks
A group effort
Growing Alberta’s tech sector
Self-inflicted
IMF sees trade war hurting U.S. economy the most
A diverse marketplace
Home price trends in March
Tariff troubles
Small business confidence in April
"Proceed Carefully"
Bank of Canada holds amid foggy conditions
March break
Canadian inflation lower than expected
Going elsewhere
Canadians cut back on travel to the U.S. in March
For everything there is a season
Major crop and cattle prices in Alberta
A high wall
U.S. tariffs in historical perspective
Trade war blues
Canadian business sentiment sinks
Still flowing
Alberta oil production in February
‘Liberation day’ fallout
The U.S. announces reciprocal tariffs on 60 countries, Canada spared for now
Not just Canada
Consumer sentiment dampens while inflation expectations soar in the U.S.
Mind the gap
The light-heavy differential holds steady as demand for Canadian crude picks up
Moving parts
An overview of Canada’s auto sector
The Seven, March 28, 2025
Grand theft auto tariffs
No direction home
Bank of Canada offers no guidance on what’s next for interest ratesB
New ventures
Business formation in Alberta
How are the first few bites?
Food services sales off to a slower start in January
Economic gravity
Interprovincial migration to Alberta
Trade turbulence
Alberta’s economy shifts to a slower gear