Automatic GST Cuts Should Be In Ottawa’s Tool Box To Fight Downturns
- The federal government should consider automatic cuts to the goods and services tax (GST)…
Bank of Canada Built Solid Track Record Pre-COVID
- The Bank of Canada built an impressive track record with its policy moves pre-COVID, then the pandemic knocked its…
A new business cycle measurement developed by a C.D. Howe analyst provides further evidence that there was no recession in 2015, according to a new Institute report. In “Taking the Economic Pulse…
While the Bank of Canada has quietly shelved consideration of moving to price-level targeting as a basis for monetary policy, the merits of this approach remain strong, according to a report…
The Bank of Canada needs a better inflation indicator that is more sensitive to swings in house prices than the Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.…
The Bank of Canada should place less emphasis on the “core” Consumer Price Index (CPI) in explaining its policy choices, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In, “Core…
