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While the current episode of inflation has created challenges for many, this is not the first time Canada has gone through such an experience. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Here’s what we can learn from Canada’s response to inflation in the 1980s and 1990s

The real question in the minds of many economists is what the trend in inflation will be going forward, and when interest rates will begin to fall and bring relief to Canadians.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen during a news conference following an interest rate announcement in October 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadians have serious trust issues when it comes to a central bank digital currency

Recent Bank of Canada findings that showed Canadians have misgivings about a central bank digital currency should serve as a wake-up call that policymakers must do more to bridge the trust deficit.
A wildfire during hot, dry conditions in August 2023 destroyed Lahaina, Hawaii, and devastated Maui’s tourism industry – the heart of its economy. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Why the Fed should treat climate change’s $150B economic toll like other national crises it’s helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem holds a news conference at the Bank of Canada in July 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Interest rates: Monetary policy is always political as central banks opt to back the financial sector

Why is monetary policy outside the realm of politics? What are the social ramifications of our current monetary policy system? What alternatives exist?
Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, announced a pause in US rate hikes in September 2023. Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE

Why central banks should stop raising interest rates

Central banks balance different factors when raising rates – or not – including inflation and the labour market. But what other countries are doing also has an effect.

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