by Kunal Sawhney | Jan 20, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
Bringing rationality to something cannot be termed as manipulation. Consider this. The primary job of any central bank is to manage the flow of money in the economy. The Bank of Canada meets to decide the quantum of liquidity in the Canadian economy. By tweaking the...
by Kunal Sawhney | Dec 28, 2021 | Columnists
Active, hyper-active or subdued; rally, correction or crash? How might Canada’s housing market look like in 2022? By one measure, it might be just like 2021 – the same pandemic refusing to retreat, mortgage rates sitting at record low, government yet to end wage and...
by Kunal Sawhney | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnists
There is a reason why taxes are not popular – they make things costlier for the buyer. But no nation can run without taxes. They are the bedrock of any economy – the government that levies them undertakes infrastructure development, maintenance of law and so on. Now...
by Kunal Sawhney | Oct 18, 2021 | Columnists
It’s simple economics – an increase in demand for any commodity results in higher prices. Competing buyers outbid others, sometimes dealing a severe blow to low-income families. But in a competitive market, a rise in demand is often followed by new suppliers entering...
by Kunal Sawhney | Oct 4, 2021 | Columnists
The Canadian snap election is over, and the debate around its need, given the House of Commons remains the same as before, is fading as well. But what is not over and will now knock on the doors of the party forming the government are the aspirations and expectations...