'The fascinating economist’ Craig Wright, on the role of a big bank forecaster

Update: 2024-04-25

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As chief economist at the Royal Bank of Canada for the past 23 years, Craig Wright has offered essential insight through booms and busts, from the great financial crisis to the pandemic. Everyone from CEOs to prime ministers, to news reporters have relied on his prognostications. When he retires in June, he’ll relinquish his title as longest serving big bank economist. He talks to host Edward Greenspon about what’s changed over his career and where Canada needs to do better.

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'The fascinating economist’ Craig Wright, on the role of a big bank forecaster

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'The fascinating economist’ Craig Wright, on the role of a big bank forecaster

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'The fascinating economist’ Craig Wright, on the role of a big bank forecaster