Terence Corcoran, Financial Post Published: Friday, September 18, 2009
While all around us are hailing the death of free markets and the end of capitalism, nobody seems to have noticed how ugly capitalists are now rekindling the global economy. For people who don't know how markets work and how self-interest drives business activity, two good examples of capitalist-like greed ...
Posted by Susan Greschuk
on September 22, 2009
Housing affordability rolls on but improvement could be running out of steam, says RBC Economics TORONTO, September 9, 2009 — Home ownership in Canada became more affordable for the fifth straight quarter with modest improvement registered across the country, according to the second quarter housing report released today by RBC Economics Research.
"Following the biggest quarterly improvements ...
Posted by Susan Greschuk
on September 11, 2009
John Morrissy, Financial Post Published: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
OTTAWA -- The worst is over for North America's beleaguered housing markets, with a steady stream of data out of Canada and the U.S. indicating the recovery is at hand, economists say.
"A similar pattern in both countries is unmistakenly suggesting we've not only bottomed in housing, but we're on the way back up," ...
Posted by Susan Greschuk
on September 1, 2009