deficits – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:12:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Is it time for bond owners to shift how they view deficits and debt? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/is-it-time-for-bond-owners-to-shift-how-they-view-deficits-and-debt/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/is-it-time-for-bond-owners-to-shift-how-they-view-deficits-and-debt/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:40:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-it-time-for-bond-owners-to-shift-how-they-view-deficits-and-debt/ While rising government deficits and debt are concerning for many bond owners, they should actually be more concerned that deficits aren’t big enough, said David Bezic, an independent economic consultant, during the Canadian Investment Review and Benefits Canada’s 2020 Plan Sponsor Week in mid-August. Many of the concerns around debt and deficits are founded on […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/is-it-time-for-bond-owners-to-shift-how-they-view-deficits-and-debt/feed/ 0 The policy response to coronavirus: printing our way to salvation or inflation? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-policy-response-to-coronavirus-printing-our-way-to-salvation-or-inflation/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-policy-response-to-coronavirus-printing-our-way-to-salvation-or-inflation/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:39:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-policy-response-to-coronavirus-printing-our-way-to-salvation-or-inflation/ The novel coronavirus has brought with it an unprecedented shuttering of the global economy and an equally unprecedented policy response. The speed and scale at which central bankers and politicians have moved has already surpassed anything seen during the credit crisis. On the monetary policy front, we have seen rates cut to zero, the announcement […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/u-s-corporate-pension-hole-hits-388b/feed/ 0 Stiglitz: Don’t Fear Deficits https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/stiglitz-dont-fear-deficits/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/stiglitz-dont-fear-deficits/#respond Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:06:16 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/stiglitz-dont-fear-deficits/ Prominent economist not worried about debt.

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