Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg

Cheap oil masking global growth problems

Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg
January 9, 2015

Plunging oil prices are giving a bump to consumer and business spending around the world -- just not enough to incr

Global contraction

Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg
November 18, 2014
Less than 24 hours after heads of state gathering in Brisbane, Australia, agreed to take measures that would boost their economies, the Cabinet Office delivered news in Tokyo that Japan’s gross domestic product unexpectedly shrank an annualized 1.6%.

Shhh: Canada to review foreign investments

Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg
August 27, 2014
The chairman of the committee is Public Safety Deputy Minister Francois Guimont, and it includes the heads of Canada’s two spy agencies as well as Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s National Security Adviser Stephen Rigby, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified.

Canada debates energy policy

Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg
June 30, 2014
The last time a politician named Trudeau tried to regulate Canada’s energy industry, it sparked outrage in Alberta. Justin Trudeau is betting his plan to manage growth in the oil sands will be less combustible.

Canada debates energy policy

Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg
June 30, 2014
The last time a politician named Trudeau tried to regulate Canada’s energy industry, it sparked outrage in Alberta. Justin Trudeau is betting his plan to manage growth in the oil sands will be less combustible.

Canadian consumer confidence declines on prairie pessimism

Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg
June 9, 2014
Canadian consumer confidence declined for the first time in a month last week as sentiment deteriorated in the western provinces, where much of the country’s natural resource wealth is concentrated.