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Opening up new markets
Canada’s natural gas prospects set to improve in the medium term
Gaining energy
Oil and gas capital spending in Canada
Job growth by industry in Alberta
Resource sector pulling its employment weight
The Seven, September 6, 2024
Life after the cuts
It's an energy story
Rising oil production pushed exports up in July
Third down
The Bank of Canada cut again…with more to come
Still rising
Alberta oil production in July
The Seven, August 30, 2024
Go your own way
Relatively speaking
The job vacancy rate in Alberta and Canada
More optimism
More optimism: Canadian Survey on Business Conditions
Half full or half empty?
Restaurant and bar sales through June
Partially satisfied
New life satisfaction readings by province
The Seven, August 23, 2024
Getting back on track
Derailed
Major disruptions to supply chains as rail work stoppage begins
Up and up
Resale home price trends in Calgary and Edmonton
Stage is set
Rate cut expected after today’s inflation report
On steady footing
Improving commodity prices pushed factory revenues up in Q2
The Seven, August 16, 2024
Speaking of productivity…
Beyond the seams
Bangladesh unrest and the global clothing industry
Navigating the tourism tides
International travel to Alberta remained on robust footing over the first five months of the year
Productive diversification
Maintaining Alberta’s productivity edge
Cooling off?
Residential construction intentions in Alberta
The Seven, August 9, 2024
Sahm says
Stalling in July
Canadian jobs report
Back on track
Energy products provided a big boost to Alberta's exports in Q2
Turbulence
Making sense of recent market volatility
Another record-breaking month
Alberta oil production in June
The Seven, August 2, 2024
In search of the (economic) podium
Powerful stuff
Alberta’s natural resources sector
Finding a way
Canadian economy expands in May
Price pressure
Cost of new homes up in Calgary and Edmonton
Small businesses feeling more optimistic in July
CFIB Business Barometer
The Seven, July 26, 2024
Doves, wildfires and green lights
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