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Theophilos Argitis

Ottawa

Editor at Large at The Hub Canada

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Articles

  • 3 days ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis

    The Bank of Canada kept interest rates at a second consecutive policy decision on Wednesday, continuing to cite massive uncertainty around U.S. trade policy. That no doubt came as a disappointment to the tens of thousands of realtors in the Greater Toronto Area. And we know this because the realtors told us, just hours before the central bank’s decision.

  • 1 week ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis

    In this edition of The Notebook, we look at the major shift in Canada’s infrastructure and regulatory strategy under Prime Minister Mark Carney. We’re also diving into the fresh legal blows to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as well as the growing risk that the trade war could morph into a capital war. And finally, we’ll check in on some new GDP data out of Statistics Canada.

  • 1 week ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis

    Over the past week, two bits of news have underscored how it’s not just Trump’s tariffs that pose a major threat to Canadian prosperity. We also need to consider whether the U.S. is a reliable custodian of our nation’s savings.

  • 2 weeks ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis

    In this edition of The Notebook, we mine new survey data from Statistics Canada to take a peek under the hood of Canadian household finances—what we’re spending, where it’s going and even  who’s benefiting most from the Liberal government’s marquee child care program. We also examine the coming budget debate over what qualifies as investment spending, and take a quick look at Mark Carney’s mandate letters and Pierre Poilievre’s new economic advisory council.

  • 2 weeks ago | thehub.ca | Theophilos Argitis

    Who’s standing up for Canada’s poorest families? While there has been near-total political consensus around the need for retaliatory tariffs, it’s Canada’s poor who may be paying the heaviest price, literally at the grocery store. The latest inflation data, released Tuesday by Statistics Canada, show the extent to which Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S. goods are driving up food prices here. On a seasonally adjusted basis, food prices have jumped 4.4 percent since January (or 18 percent annualized).