National Bureau of Economic Research – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 20:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Economists agree we’re in a recession, but there’s little consensus on why https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:50:21 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/ Economists say there is no doubt that Canada is experiencing a recession, but the exact criteria determining one is underway can be fraught with confusion. Broadly speaking, a recession is a period of business contraction where economic activity declines. But what exactly constitutes a decline, and over what time period, is the subject of much […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/economists-agree-were-in-a-recession-but-theres-little-consensus-on-why/feed/ 0 Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-to-keep-providing-aid-and-sees-no-rate-hike-through-2022/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-to-keep-providing-aid-and-sees-no-rate-hike-through-2022/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:46:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/fed-to-keep-providing-aid-and-sees-no-rate-hike-through-2022/ Confronted with an economy gripped by recession and high unemployment, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that it will keep supplying all the help it can by buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and forecasting no rate hike through 2022. The Fed has cut its benchmark short-term rate to near zero. Keeping its rate […]

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