Posts Tagged ‘Bank of Canada’



  April 15th, 2010

Canada’s Housing Bubble: It’s NOT Different This Time

During the depth of the financial crisis, the political appetite to rein in perceived excesses in various
segments of the economy was significant. It seemed that international conferences amongst the G20 nations were
being held at ever shrinking intervals promising that those deemed to be held resp…
  March 4th, 2010

The Loonie Looks Ready to Fly

The rebound over the last year in the Canadian dollar has left the Bank of Canada in a bit of a quandary. The
Loonie Looks Ready To Fly Pacifica Partners' Financial Post Weekly Column - March 4th 2010 This and other
articles also available online at: Financial Post & Investment Waves Blog The rebou…
  November 19th, 2009

Canada’s (Sub-Prime) Mortgage Market

Canada's (Sub-Prime) Mortgage Market - Causing Concern for the Bank of Canada? Pacifica Partners' Financial
Post Weekly Column - Nov 19th 2009 Preview: For most of this year the markets have been discounting an
economic recovery. That is, they have been in rally mode in anticipation that the worst …
  November 6th, 2009

Paul Volcker: Where Are You Now

Paul Volcker: Where Are You Now? Pacifica Partners' Financial Post Weekly Column - Oct 29th 2009 Preview: In
1979, President Jimmy Carter named Paul Volcker to head up the Federal Reserve. As chief of the US central
bank, he was instrumental in ultimately slaying the inflationary spiral that was ru…
  September 10th, 2009

Falling Consumer Debt – Short term Pain Long term Gain

Falling Consumer Debt - Short term Pain Long term Gain Pacifica Partners' Financial Post Weekly Column - Sept
10th 2009 Preview: It is said that the hallmark of a bull market is its ability to shrug off seemingly bad
news and continue to scale the “wall of worry”. The current bull market’s ab…