Joe Chidley
Financial Post
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Past articles by Joe:
Oil losing its geopolitical lustre as markets shrug off Iran conflict
U.S. oil consumption is about where it was 15 years ago, but U.S. GDP has grown by more than 60 per cent → Read More
Why investing with the strongmen may be the wave of the future
Joe Chidley: Monies flow into their countries despite all kinds of wrongs, and their markets seem to be enjoying growth → Read More
Why Donald Trump impeachment hearings shouldn’t set off alarm bells for investors just yet
Joe Chidley: I’m not arguing that impeachments (or near-impeachments) are good for investors, just that they are probably irrelevant → Read More
Why negative interest rates in the U.S. would be the real ‘bonehead’ move
Joe Chidley: Trump’s aim to ‘get paid to borrow money’ carries a whole bunch of new risks → Read More
Why the best solution to sluggish economic growth may be to get used to it
Joe Chidley: To fight secular stagnation governments will have to spend, big-time, to create demand, but that might not happen → Read More
Why the best solution to sluggish economic growth may be to get used to it
Joe Chidley: To fight secular stagnation governments will have to spend, big-time, to create demand, but that might not happen → Read More
Droughts, devaluation and default fears: Why Argentina is in meltdown mode
Argentina is making financial news again — but not in a good way → Read More
The recession question we should be asking isn’t ‘when’ but ‘how bad?’
Joe Chidley: The triggers of previous downturns aren’t entirely the same today, but there is one new near-to-bursting bubble → Read More
The twisted logic behind Trump’s claim that China is a currency manipulator
Joe Chidley: Trump saw his chance to make good on his election promise to label China a currency manipulator, and he took it → Read More
Canada had a great second quarter, but heavy regulations are still restraining investments: Deloitte
Craig Alexander, chief economist at Deloitte Canada, speaks with Financial Post investing columnist Joe Chidley about the Canadian economy and where it’s headed for the rest of the year. → Read More
Facebook is getting roasted over its Libra cryptocurrency — and the naysayers have a point
Joe Chidley: The biggest reason to worry about Libra is that if it ever gets off the ground, it will be big → Read More
The good times are over for the Australian economy, and Canadians would be wise to take note
Joe Chidley: In many ways, the countries are mirror images of each other. How she goes, we may go → Read More
The policymakers vs. the forces of cavalierism: A battle that won’t end any time soon
It comes down to how risk can be taken out of the system without sparking the very downturn everyone wants to avoid → Read More
Why 10,000,000 per cent inflation isn’t Venezuela’s biggest problem
Joe Chidley: Restarting a Maduro-free Venezuelan oil industry will be a long slog and that’s only part of the challenge facing Venezuela → Read More
Why this economy is less Goldilocks and more Three Little Pigs
Joe Chidley: And what will happen when the wolf comes a-knocking? → Read More
Why this economy is less Goldilocks and more Three Little Pigs
Joe Chidley: And what will happen when the wolf comes a-knocking? → Read More
Trump’s Moore/Cain sideshow is precisely what the Fed doesn’t need right now
Joe Chidley: Not only do they lack the credentials to serve on the Fed board, their appointment by the president would smack of interference → Read More
Markets have recovered, and then some — but a lot could still go very wrong
Joe Chidley: The more calm markets get, the greater the chance they are underpricing risk → Read More
Investors sensing a Warren Buffett moment in SNC Lavalin should look before they leap
Joe Chidley: If and when the dust clears in the political storm surrounding SNC Lavalin, the company will still face a lot of challenges → Read More
Europe’s stock markets are ailing, and there isn’t a Facebook or Microsoft in sight
We’ll know in a few short months whether European equities are the bargain they seem to be → Read More