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Arthur Donner

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Arthur Donner is a Toronto-based economic consultant with a lively interest and involvement in economic policy issues. Arthur has the ability to make complicated economic issues understandable to widely different audiences. Consequently, his career has moved between universities, governments and ...more
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Rising Profits At A Global Level Has Turned The Corporate Sector From A Net Borrower To A Net Saver
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:22 AM EDT
Corporate savings has been increasing as a percentage of GDP while household savings has been shrinking.
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Germany’s Huge Current Account Surplus Is At The Expense Of Its Trading Partners
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 4:59 AM EDT
Germany did not always have huge trade surpluses, but the creation of the euro provided an incredible advantage to its exporters.
In this article: EWG, FXE
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Labor Share Of GDP Has Been Dropping In The World’s Four Largest Economies
Monday, June 19, 2017 1:39 PM EDT
Low-cost labor in the emerging market countries together with multinationals shopping around for cheap workers has clearly raised profits at the expense of wages and salaries.
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Canada Recorded A Massive Surge Of New Jobs In May
Friday, June 16, 2017 5:20 PM EDT
The Canadian economy has been struggling in recent years because of low oil and commodity prices and large international trade deficits.
In this article: EWC
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Trump’s Optimistic Assumption For U.S. Growth Is Way Too High
Thursday, June 15, 2017 8:54 AM EDT
If the president’s agenda were enacted, forecasters on average think long-run gross domestic product growth could rise to 2.3%, a 0.3 percentage point increase from their 2% baseline.
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Fiscal Policy Works - A Monetized Fiscal Policy Works Even Better
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:50 AM EDT
The economic prospects facing the advanced economies is improving. The factors behind the improving outlook include continued easy monetary policies combined with increased evidence of fiscal easing.
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China’s Economy Appears To Have Regained Some Of Its Mojo
Friday, May 12, 2017 5:27 AM EDT
China, which has the world’s second largest economy, has until recently posted growth rates averaging more than 10% over a 30 year time span.
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Are The IMF’s Projections Of A Continued Global Recovery Too Optimistic?
Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:02 AM EDT
There is little doubt that the aging of populations and productivity growth slowing makes it more difficult for economies to grow and create wealth.
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America’s Monetary Policy Is Approaching Its “Bliss” Point
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 7:53 AM EDT
The U.S. Fed has always framed its monetary policy in terms of a dual mandate. Specifically, the Federal Reserve aims to foster economic conditions that achieve both stable prices and maximum sustainable employment.
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The Canadian Economy Will Temporarily Grow More Rapidly Than The American
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 4:13 PM EDT
It will probably be a surprise to some investors that Canada could emerge as one of the fastest growing economies in the developed world this year.
In this article: EWC
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Why Trade Restrictions Will Harm The American Economy
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 4:40 AM EDT
The Trump Administration’s restrictive trade policy intentions are frightening to many countries, but they also are risky for the U.S. economy as well.
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Will The ECB Soon Follow America’s Central Bank And Raise Interest Rates?
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:50 AM EDT
Increasing ECB policy rates, while continuing with bond purchases under a QE program would somewhat resemble the Fed’s Operation Twist, i.e. raising short rates and keeping long rates low.
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The Canadian Economy Posted Strong Job Gains In March; Business Confidence Has Also Improved
Monday, April 10, 2017 1:43 PM EDT
The Canadian economy created 19,400 new jobs in March following two months of solid job creation. The unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in March, partly in response to an increase in the labor force participation rate.
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Canada’s 2017 Budget Is Hamstrung By Sluggish Economic Growth And Trump Related Uncertainties
Friday, March 24, 2017 11:02 AM EDT
The Trudeau government’s second budget attracted much less favorable comment than the first.
In this article: EWC
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The Canadian Economy Has Been On A Roll Lately
Thursday, March 23, 2017 2:15 PM EDT
The Canadian economy has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, particularly when it comes to job creation and economic growth.
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Aside From Raising Interest Rates, Will The Fed Decide To Shrink Its Balance Sheet?
Thursday, March 23, 2017 4:48 AM EDT
Since the beginning of the financial market meltdown in August of 2007 the U.S. Federal Reserve’s balance sheet has increased enormously.
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