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    Kevin Carmichael

    Economics Columnist & Editor-at-Large
    Kevin Carmichael has spent more than two decades writing about economics, business and finance for outlets including Bloomberg News, The Globe and Mail and the Financial Post, where he also served as editor-in-chief. His journalism has been honoured by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and the National Magazine Awards. He has worked as a correspondent in Ottawa, Washington, D.C., and Mumbai, and now lives in Montreal.
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    Articles by Kevin Carmichael

    Briefing

    Surging fuel prices pushed April inflation to 2.8%

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/surging-fuel-prices-pushed-april-inflation-to-2-8/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   May 19, 2026

    Carmichael: The pipeline deal is a reminder that governing Canada means making compromises

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/kevin-carmichael-carney-smith-alberta-pipeline-compromise/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   May 16, 2026

    But compromises are hard when politics becomes a blood feud

    Carmichael: Here’s one way Carney can get investors interested in Canada

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/kevin-carmichael-real-return-bonds/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   May 9, 2026

    The federal government abruptly stopped issuing real return bonds in 2022. To this day, Bay Street doesn’t know why.

    Tall bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district.

    Carmichael: This oil shock will hit Canada differently

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/carmichael-oil-shock-difference/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   May 2, 2026

    Some of the country’s best economic minds recognize that Canada’s oil industry has fundamentally changed

    An aerial image of a Syncrude oilsands field in Fort McKay, Alberta.

    Bank of Canada holds the line on its key interest rate in the face of the oil shock

    https://thelogic.co/news/boc-rate-announce-april-2026/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   Apr 29, 2026

    The central bank left the cost of borrowing unchanged for a fourth consecutive time

    Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, sitting at a desk with the central bank’s logo and speaking into a microphone. There is a big screen and two Canadian flags in the background.

    Carmichael: Carney and Champagne brace for the hard road ahead

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/kevin-carmichael-spring-economic-statement-2026/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   Apr 28, 2026

    These Liberals boast that they’re good fiscal managers. They’ll need to be.

    Carmichael: An exercise in creative destruction is playing out in Canada’s oilpatch

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/kevin-carmichael-oilpatch-pathways-entropy/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   Apr 25, 2026

    The Oil Sands Alliance has turned into just another lobbying group. Now, a new player is offering some new ideas.

    A silhouette shot of column and smoke stacks of a refinery. A bulb of flame is rising from one of the stacks, partially obscured by smoke from the others.

    Briefing

    Gasoline prices surged a record 21.2% in March

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/gasoline-prices-surged-a-record-21-2-in-march/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   Apr 20, 2026

    Carmichael: Canada’s economy needs a step change. It’s on corporate Canada to step up

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/kevin-carmichael-corporate-canada-needs-to-step-up/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   Apr 18, 2026

    The country faces a $1.8T investment gap, RBC’s research suggests. But the biggest thing missing is a sense of urgency.

    Low-angle view of an RBC logo sign in front of a tall glass-and-concrete office tower, with surrounding skyscrapers visible in the background.

    Carmichael: Shopify’s growth mindset has broken the Canadian business curse

    https://thelogic.co/commentary/kevin-carmichael-shopify-growth-mindset-productivity/

    By Kevin Carmichael   |   Apr 11, 2026

    With most of the country’s biggest companies in cruise control, it’s no wonder productivity’s in the tank

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