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Follow the barrels | The Twenty-Four

Jan 15, 2025 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four Why a U.S. tariff on Canadian energy is self-defeating By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 15 January 2025 5 min read On January 20, President-elect Donald Trump will take office and, among other things, speculation is swirling on what he plans to do with tariffs. In November, Trump threatened a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada across all products, citing border security concerns.
Early tariff threat from Trump 2.0 | The Twenty-Four

Nov 27, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four A 25% tariff on Canadian goods could be on the way By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 27 November 2024 4 min read President-elect Donald Trump will not be inaugurated until January 20, but he has already started sending strong messages via social media on potential trade actions.On Monday, Trump threatened via his platform Truth Social that all products exported from Canada and Mexico will be subject to 25% tariffs in retaliation for what he alleges are “open borders,” leading to...
On second thought | The Twenty-Four

Nov 7, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

As we inch ever closer to 2025, we have some hot news about…2023?As the kids would say, “that’s so yesterday.”Readers of The Twenty-Four will know that we talk a lot about gross domestic product (GDP) because it provides a measure of an economy’s economic output.Calculating GDP, however, is not easy, there are different ways of doing it, and the information needed takes time to come in.
Landing the plane | The Twenty-Four

Oct 3, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

“If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.”— Chuck Yeager, Record-setting test pilotOur fall Alberta Economic Outlook is out!Let’s start with the good news. The tide has turned in the battle against inflation. We see the Bank of Canada keeping its cutting streak alive, and now see odds tilted in favour of a 50-basis point cut later this month.
Alberta bound continues | The Twenty-Four

Sep 25, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four Province leads in population growth By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 25 September 2024 2 min read ‘Alberta bound, Alberta boundIt's good to be Alberta bound’—Gordon LightfootHot off the demographic data presses, we are sending a second Twenty-Four today summarizing today’s release of the latest population estimates from Statistics Canada.Population growth continues to run red hot.
Opening up new markets | The Twenty-Four

Sep 11, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four Canada’s natural gas prospects set to improve in the medium term By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 11 September 2024 1 min read The current natural gas story in Canada is mixed: short term pain from exceptionally low prices (the AECO price benchmark averaged just $0.82/MMBtu in August), but solid medium-term prospects.2024 is the year of market access for Alberta crude oil with TMX coming on line.
Stage is set | The Twenty-Four

Aug 20, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four Rate cut expected after today’s inflation report By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 20 August 2024 3 min read This morning we got the last inflation reading before the September 4 Bank of Canada interest rate decision. And in our view it was good enough to warrant another rate cut next month.A less heady headline - Canada’s overall (or headline) inflation rate dipped from 2.7% in June to 2.5% in July, the lowest since March 2021.
Stalling in July | The Twenty-Four

Aug 9, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four Canadian jobs report By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 9 August 2024 3 min read More signs of a cooling labour market, reinforcing our call for September rate cutAfter the jarring market response to last week’s U.S. jobs report, everyone was on high alert for the Canadian numbers delivered today.The Bank of Canada has indicated that, with inflation cooperating, it is becoming more focused on downside risks.
Finding a way | The Twenty=Four

Jul 31, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

The Twenty-Four Canadian economy expands in May By Mark Parsons, ATB Economics 31 July 2024 2 min read Exactly one week after the Bank of Canada’s dovish rate cut, we get our first major economic release: Canada’s GDP in May.The Canadian economy performed slightly better than expected in May, growing by 0.2% and ahead of the advance estimate of 0.1%.
Another swallow? | ATB Financial

Jun 18, 2024 | atb.com | Mark Parsons

We now have a fresh new look! Collectively, our daily economic comment, weekly summary and quarterly forecast are now known as The Twenty-Four-Seven. The Owl is now The Twenty-Four. The Weekly Wrap is The Seven.