Macroeconomics

Global economic growth has been weakening over the past two decades. The bleak global growth outlook is particularly worrying, with emerging market and developing economies being the hardest hit. ...

No matter what asset class you invest in, understanding how underlying economic cycles affect market prices is critical to achieving your long-term financial goals. Fortunately, there are indicat...

Macroeconomics is an important factor to consider in all investment fields, but this is especially true in commodity investment. Understanding the macroeconomic factors that affect commodity markets c...

GDP is an internationally accepted macroeconomic indicator for measuring the scale of economic operation of a country (or region). It is widely used in politics, economy, diplomacy, research and other...

"Fiscal policy" and "monetary policy" often appear in economic news reports. These two policies seem to be high and mighty, and are generally formulated by national government depa...

What is monetary policy and why does it matter?Central banks use monetary policy to manage economic volatility and achieve price stability, which means keeping inflation low and stable. Many central b...

Understanding the Consumer Price IndexIf you want to know whether goods are getting more expensive or cheaper in the United States, what can you do? The Consumer Price Index can help. The CPI, or...

Have you ever felt that your expenses and the cost of living have been constantly increasing over the past few years, and you can't help but think that the Canadian dollar doesn't seem to go a...