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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
Playing catch up
Home construction activity remained robust in Alberta in February
The holiday ends
Inflation ticked up in February
Looking down
OECD sees slower growth in latest outlook
Bracing for turbulence
Exports jump ahead of tariff announcements
Trimming over tariffs
Bank of Canada cuts again
Counting on more than death and taxes
Navigating the economy when uncertainty is at a record high
More tariffs
This time from China
Stepping up
Celebrating Alberta’s women business leaders
Looking inward
Results of the Canadian Survey on Interprovincial Trade
Tariff reality sinks in
Implications for Alberta’s economy
Earning more
Average weekly earnings rose in 2024
Moving downstream
Investment in Alberta’s chemical industry reaches record high
Investing in growth
Capital spending in Alberta set to increase by 8.2% this year
Cheque please
Restaurant and bar sales in Alberta in 2024
Severe and structural
Bank of Canada Governor Macklem on the economic impact of a trade war
Trading places
Edmonton housing market heats up, Calgary cools off
Strong start to the year
Housing construction in Alberta
Inflation cooperation
Staying near target in January
Multiples multiplied
Spending on building construction in Alberta
Eurovision
Alberta’s exports to the E.U.
Tariff whiplash
U.S. imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum
On the verge?
Alberta's natural gas sector
Beyond our borders part two
Alberta’s exports to countries other than the U.S. in 2024
Beyond our borders part one
Alberta’s exports to the U.S. in 2024
The best year so far
Alberta’s oil production in 2024
U.S. tariffs on Canada paused until March
Potential implications for Alberta’s economy
New heights
Alberta's population is set to surpass B.C.'s in 20 years
Cutting through (tariff) uncertainty
The BofC policy rate reached the lowest point since September 2022
Burgeoning
Alberta witnessed sharp population gains across both CMAs and CAs
Brief agriculture update
Crop and livestock prices continued to trend in opposite directions last year
Consumer special
Albertans continue to scale back spending but there are some signs of improvement
Business vibes
Oil and gas firms are optimistic for 2025
Good enough
The GST holiday helped cool the national inflation rate in December
Lacklustre and uncertain
The world economy is expected to rise by 3.3% in 2025 and 2026