Juin 15, 2016 3:00AM

Is the U.S. economy headed for stagflation?

With Canada’s current unemployment rate of 7.1 per cent, there’s more slack in the Canadian labour market than in the U.S.

Étiquettes:

stagflation, us economy, canadian labour market, us labour market, unemployment rate, unemployment rate in the united states, bank of canada

Mai 18, 2016 11:47AM

The high cost of ‘free’ health care

Todd Gabel

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) the quality of health insurance plans in the United States has gone down, while premiums have gone way up.

Étiquettes:

obamacare, health care, US health care system, affordable care act

Mai 2, 2016 9:01AM

Single-payer health care and presidential politics

Steven Globerman

Canadian health-care bureaucrats will likely be asked to explain Canada’s single-payer system to U.S. campaigns.

Étiquettes:

american health care, single-payer model, cost of health care, health care wait times, hillary clinton, donald trump

Avril 26, 2016 3:00AM

Canada’s pharma sector can benefit from America’s terrible corporate tax code

John R. Graham

U.S. regulations blew up "inversion" merger between Pfizer and Allergan.

Étiquettes:

American pharmaceutical prices, cross-border pharmacies, inversion, corporate captial tax, corporate income taxes

Avril 19, 2016 3:00AM

U.S. budget deficit: What it means for Canada?

Steven Globerman

Growth of U.S. government spending and borrowing might crowd out private-sector investment in the U.S. from Canada.

Étiquettes:

president obama, hillary clinton, democrats, debt and deficits, business investment, private sector investment

Avril 13, 2016 3:00AM

Free trade under attack in U.S. primaries

Todd Gabel

Canada, heavily dependent on trade with the U.S., likely stands to lose if campaign hostility towards free trade becomes a reality.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, ted cruz, bernie sanders, hillary clinton, NAFTA, barriers to trade, tariffs, asian trade market

Avril 11, 2016 3:00AM

Tax rulings make U.S. less attractive for Canadian companies

Steven Globerman

If governments eliminated corporate taxes, they'd eliminate the double taxation of corporate profits.

Étiquettes:

corporate income tax, corporate capital tax, capital gains tax, president obama, foreign investment, foreign direct investment

Mars 29, 2016 3:00AM

Trump, Clinton, Cruz, Canada, and the battle for brainpower

Steven Globerman

An expansion in the number of H-1B visas available in the U.S. could affect the supply of skilled immigrants available to other countries, including Canada.

Étiquettes:

visa program, ted cruz, hillary clinton, donald trump, canadas immigrant selection process

Mars 10, 2016 3:00AM