Random Thoughts: $50 Billion is a lot of money
U.S. faces Hyperinflation risk: Learn what a huge federal budget deficit could mean for economy. Keyphrase ‘federal’ used twice.
Dollar a Litre Gas Returns for the Summer
Many years ago we cringed thinking about gas at a dollar a litre, but these days, we yearn for those by gone days!
The Madness Ends
In April 2009, “madness” didn’t just describe basketball it defined the stock market and economic anxiety. This post captures the uncertainty of that era: collapsing markets, whispers of the Bank of Canada printing money, mortgage rate shifts, and even the surprising number of Canadian billionaires. The financial chaos of 2009 might have ended on paper, but the aftershocks and the lessons still resonate.
Keywords: Madness, financial markets, Bank of Canada, mortgage rates, Canadian economy, 2009 crash, inflation, stock market volatility
Bad Unemployment and No Pensions
The unemployment numbers for February 2009 were pretty bad, and private pensions in 2008 lost a lot of value as well.
Budget Day is Here 2009
Learn about Canada’s 2009 Federal Budget and the financial challenges the country faced. Discover the predictions made by financial press.
