How Vancouver hit its AI stride

 January 31, 2020 |By John Stackhouse
Vancouver is bringing west coast savvy to the AI race with 130 AI startups, four major investor groups, four incubators and four public AI labs. In Canada's AI renaissance, Vancouver has been the forgotten city. Until now. The lower mainland is catching...
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Low rates and easy central bank policy: A solution turning into a problem?

 January 23, 2020 |By Thomas Garretson, CFA, Mikhial Pasic, CFA
As central banks turn to the well-worn easy money policy playbook, we ponder the limits to these policies and whether they may cause future problems. After several years that saw central banks on a path back to normality—some raising rates gradually,...
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Adapting investment strategy to the negative yield environment

 January 16, 2020 |By Eric Lascelles
The world’s cache of government bonds trading at negative yields has soared. How did this come about and how will it distort financial markets? Global economic growth has been slowing, uncertainty growing. Investors looking for safety and reduced volatility...
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What China’s ascent in the university rankings means for Canada

 January 09, 2020 |By John Stackhouse
The countries that supply most of Canada’s international students are getting better at post-secondary education. Canada's international student population is soaring: a record 572,000 students from abroad were studying at our post-secondary schools in...
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The shifting landscape of global wealth

 January 02, 2020 |Written by The Economist Intelligence Unit
Future-proofing prosperity in a time of upheaval. The world of wealth is witnessing a historic transformation. By 2030 the share of global wealth held by Baby Boomers will be surpassed by Gen X and Millennials1—cohorts brought up in a far more interconnected...
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