New data from Statistics Canada reveals a troubling trend: the gap between Canada's wealthy and working class widened significantly in 2025 as stock market gains favored the rich while ordinary Canadians faced job losses and declining interest income. Here's what the numbers tell us about inequality in Canada right now.
As tensions with Iran escalate, the bond market is sending warning signals that could complicate the Trump administration's economic agenda. Treasury yields are tumbling, suggesting investors are bracing for uncertainty—and that could mean higher interest rates for American families, not lower.
For decades, America has masked a growing economic crisis by artificially lowering interest rates instead of addressing the root cause: private debt that has ballooned to 130-150% of GDP. Now we're paying the price in inflation that goes far deeper than any single administration's policies.
Japan's most cherished spring tradition is getting more expensive. As inflation drives up food and drink prices, hanami picnickers are feeling the squeeze—and it's changing how people celebrate this iconic season.