Featuring Keith Dicker, Steve Saretsky, and Richard Dias
The Loonie Hour
The Loonie Hour is a Canadian based global macro and geopolitical podcast covering newsworthy events across the globe and how they will impact Canadians.
March 28, 2025
Canadian Business Confidence Plunges to Decade Lows
Small Businesses in Canada have never been more downbeat. Tariffs hit the auto sector hard. Is a recession part of the Trump fiscal plan? Bond yields push higher in Europe. Concern around job lesses growing.
Listen NowMarch 21, 2025
The Changing World Order is Here – w/ guest Brent Johnson
How President Trump upended the world order and his strategy behind it. PM Carney to call an election this week. Canada CPI surges more than expected. The Fed holds rates for now. Canadian Banks tighten credit.
March 14, 2025
Bank of Canada Abandons Inflation Mandate
Bank of Canada cuts rates again citing new crisis, and expects higher prices. Mark Carney is anointed the Prime Minister. The carbon tax isn’t going away. The oil & gas emissions cap is expected to kill 50,000 jobs. Doug Ford threatens to turn off the power.
March 7, 2025
Tariff Volatility Roils Markets
Tariff volatility continues, freezing business investment. Housing slump deepens in Vancouver and Toronto. Germany unveils the fiscal bazooka, along with China. Political tensions rise.
February 28, 2025
Canadian Banks Brace for Mortgage Renewal Wall
Canadian bank earnings reported modestly higher loan loss provisions, despite a wave of renewals coming. Tariff talks are ramping back up with the US expected to hit Canada next week. The bond market is worried about weaker growth. The EU pleads with India. Crypto market crashes.
February 21, 2025
Bank of Canada Will Have to Choose Between Inflation or Housing
Canadian CPI moved higher, setting up a squeeze higher this summer. High Speed Rail to Quebec? Universal Basic Income making a comeback in Canada. Entrepeneurs fleeing Canada. Could the US demand that countries purchase zero coupon bonds for military protection? The changing world order is here.
February 14, 2025
Canadian Jobs Market is Weaker Than You Think
Immigration outflows are not being fully counted by Stats Canada, making the labour market appear stronger than it is. Banks are now writing 100% LTV mortgages on new condos. US inflation is accelerating and the FED is done cutting. Canada names their new Fentanyl Czar.
February 7, 2025
Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis & Corruption – w/guest Sam Cooper
Canada’s top investigative reporter and fentanyl expert Sam Cooper joins the show. How bad is the fentantyl problem, what does Trump want to see, and who will become Canada’s fentanyl Czar? Corruption runs deep as policy markers turn a blind eye to the deepening drug crisis.
January 31, 2025
Tarriff Wars in Canada – w/ guest Danielle Smith
We are joined by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to discuss trade negotiations, the currency, and our natural resources. The Bank of Canada cuts rates again. Policy makers preparing for helicopter money, and more global uncertainty.
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