The 10-Minute Take

Macroeconomics for everybody! The (new) 10-Minute Take podcast from RBC Economics will explain (in simple terms) what the latest economic data means and why you should care. It's everything you wanted to know but were too shy to ask -- in less than 10 minutes.

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The 10-Minute Take

Episodes (125)

Mar 26th Are higher oil prices good or bad for Canada’s economy?
Mar 13th The fallout from the global oil shock on U.S. inflation
Feb 26th What’s next for U.S. tariffs after IEEPA strike down

The 10-Minute Take

Mar 26, 2026
10¼ minutes
23 MB

Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed global oil prices higher, raising questions about the impact to Canada’s oil-exporting economy. This shock differs fundamentally from the past including 2015’s oil price collapse, which drove structural changes in Canada’s energy sector over the past decade. The result: A surprisingly neutral net effect from today’s high oil prices on real economic growth. In this episode of the 10-Minute Take, join RBC Economics’ Claire Fan and Carrie Freestone as they discuss: Why domestic energy investment isn’t likely to surge despite higher oil prices.How the price shock can benefit some sectors but hurt others, creating a fractured impact.Wh

The 10-Minute Take

Are higher oil prices good or bad for Canada’s economy?

The 10-Minute Take

00:00 -10:12