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Home price trends in March
Tariff troubles
Small business confidence in April
The Seven, April 17, 2025
Silver linings
"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
The Seven, April 11, 2025
Whipsawed
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
The Seven, April 4, 2025
Feel the vibrations
‘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
The Seven, March 21, 2025
Forecasting in the fog
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
The Seven, March 14, 2025
Buckle up
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
The Seven, March 7, 2025
Still standing
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
The Seven, February 28, 2025
Signal in the noise
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
The Seven, February 21, 2025
Oh Canada!
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
The Seven, February 14, 2025
Love actually? Trade tensions escalate
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
The Seven, February 7, 2025
If not now, then when?
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
The Seven, January 31, 2025
Tariff reality bites
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
The Seven, January 24, 2025
Cutting through the uncertainty
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
The Seven, January 17, 2025
The weekend before inauguration
A strong year for housing construction
Housing activity was robust in Alberta last year
Follow the barrels
Why a U.S. tariff on Canadian energy is self-defeating
Battle of Alberta
Labour market edition
Labour gains
A look back at employment by industry in Alberta in 2024
The Seven, January 10, 2025
Hold onto your hats: 2025 kicks off with a frenzy
Finishing strong
Alberta employment jumps in December
Build it and the barrels will come
Alberta’s daily crude oil production breaks another record
Energized
Alberta’s oil exports to China surge
Watching for potholes
Alberta’s exports in 2025
Looking ahead
The big economic stories we are watching in 2025
The Seven, January 3, 2025
Turning the page
Hanging in there
Restaurant sales continued to grow last year despite hurdles
The Seven, December 20, 2024
That’s a Wrap! Battle switch 2025 - from inflation to tariffs
A popular place
People continue to flock to Alberta
Shifting sands
Alberta’s economy in 2025 and 2026