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The Economic Analyst

Economy

Predictions and analysis of the current and future drivers of economic growth in Canada and the world.
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Investing

Thoughts on building your portfolio: asset allocation, stocks, bonds, commodities, speculative investments, gold/silver.
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Primers

Mandatory reading for anyone new to the site. These articles are a one-stop overview of the macro factors affecting the Canadian economy.
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- Primer Articles
  - What is deflation?
  - The dangers of mass psychology (or why overwhelming majorities are always wrong)
- Video Primers
  - New Video Primer- CMHC
  - Toronto condo data; China about to hit a wall?; Fiscal austerity to weigh on public sector jobs; The Age of Deleveraging; Another video primer

Real Estate

A focus on Canadian real estate and a possible 'made in Canada' housing bubble: Discussion, analysis, predictions and advice.
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Social Trends

Predictions and discussion on the changing nature of societal norms: frugality, savings, social unrest, austerity, etc.
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- Global Trends
  - Steve Keen discusses debt, housing, and the economy
  - Employment number misses consensus; US consumers cutting back....will Canadians follow?; Another great CMHC video
- Canadian Trends
  - The social fallout of a dying credit bubble
  - If you, personally, want a “soft landing” you had better make sure you have a good parachute.

Tag: mortgage market

Housing affordability improves; Canada's trade deficit nears record; Banks still not touching residential real estate

NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Housing affordability improves RBC released their quarterly housing affordability publication today. The data was from Q3 of this year, representing the July to September period. Not surprisingly given the drop in bond yields and fixed mortgage rates and a slight decline in year-over-year home prices, the housing affordability measure actually improved for the first time since Q2 2009.
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New Video Primer- CMHC

MARCH 08, 2011
The 4th primer on the role of CMHC in inflating Canadian house prices has now been turned into a video. Enjoy.
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