Jul 3, 2018
Donald Trump and the U.S. piggy bank
World commercial expansion is dependent on payments made in the U.S. dollar, a currency that all nations -- except the U.S. -- have to earn through export surpluses, or go into debt.
currency
May 4, 2016
Putting Black faces on our money won't paper over systemic racism
Rinaldo Walcott
Representation in its basest sense has come to stand in place for actual change when no change is happening at all.
Apr 21, 2016
Harriet Tubman's fight for justice should be the currency of democracy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced Wednesday that the revised $20 bill will feature the portrait of the legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman. What better tribute to her lifetime of struggle?
Aug 31, 2012
Another look at oil prices and the loonie
The dollar rising with the oil price is merely a confirmation that most financial traders think the same way -- not confirmation that Canada's "fundamentals" have been enhanced by higher oil prices.
Jun 14, 2012
Dutch disease on the Rideau
Erin Weir
A report recently released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute claims Canada does not suffer from Dutch disease. Unfortunately, the studies the authors draw on for this conclusion are riddled by it.
May 7, 2012
Canada's oil: For sale to the highest bidder
Want to know why Canada's currency is sky-high despite our sluggish recovery, our large and persistent current account deficit, and our lousy export performance?
Apr 24, 2012
The oil price-loonie transmission mechanism
The most interesting comments from Mark Carney last week, in releasing the Bank's semi-annual Monetary Policy Report, dealt with the relationship between the price of oil and the Canadian currency.
Apr 1, 2011
There's the loonie, there's the toonie -- but are you ready for the 'harpie'?
Cathryn Atkinson
If it gains a majority, the Harper government plans to issue a new $5 coin from the Royal Canadian Mint with the profile of Stephen Harper sharing space with that of Queen Elizabeth II.
Nov 16, 2010
Failure in waiting: Harper's hand on the China-U.S. currency dispute
Duncan Cameron
Seoul G20 flops.
Nov 16, 2010
Failure in waiting: Harper's hand on the China-U.S. currency dispute
As the host of the Toronto G20 summit, Canada sabotaged the French/U.K. proposal to introduce a bank tax, and refused discussion of a Financial Transactions Tax. This set the stage for the Seoul flop.
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