Hilliard MacBeth
@hmacbe.bsky.social
author, Investment Traps 1999, When the Bubble Bursts: Surviving the Canadian Real Estate Crash 1st ed 2015 2nd ed 2018.
travel, ski and golf born 310.99
looking for a new writing project
travel, ski and golf born 310.99
looking for a new writing project
COP30, a good summary
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
COP30, a good summary
this came as an insert in our Canadian newspaper today. it will take a lot more than this to erase our lack of interest in travel to the US right now.
October 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this came as an insert in our Canadian newspaper today. it will take a lot more than this to erase our lack of interest in travel to the US right now.
in the dictionary, under "petulant child"
October 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
in the dictionary, under "petulant child"
this is the first time I've seen a genuine smile of joy on Trump's face. Carney is the Trump whisperer!
too bad about the Canadian auto industry but it was always going to struggle to avoid collapse.
too bad about the Canadian auto industry but it was always going to struggle to avoid collapse.
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
this is the first time I've seen a genuine smile of joy on Trump's face. Carney is the Trump whisperer!
too bad about the Canadian auto industry but it was always going to struggle to avoid collapse.
too bad about the Canadian auto industry but it was always going to struggle to avoid collapse.
fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice - why did the farmers vote for Trump twice?
September 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice - why did the farmers vote for Trump twice?
North America, especially the US, is falling behind the rest of the world. Savings on the cost of fuel, reducing emissions, smoother and quieter drive, much lower maintenance costs... all of these and more are benefiting the rest of the world except for N.A.
September 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
North America, especially the US, is falling behind the rest of the world. Savings on the cost of fuel, reducing emissions, smoother and quieter drive, much lower maintenance costs... all of these and more are benefiting the rest of the world except for N.A.
Trump hates Powell defiance:
August 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump hates Powell defiance:
Canada's debt problem is in the private sector, not the government.
May 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Canada's debt problem is in the private sector, not the government.
the collapse of the USD?
not really, it's exactly where it was 5 years ago
not really, it's exactly where it was 5 years ago
April 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
the collapse of the USD?
not really, it's exactly where it was 5 years ago
not really, it's exactly where it was 5 years ago
waiting for Xi to call, but he's not going to
April 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
waiting for Xi to call, but he's not going to
a simple but flawed formula incited a market meltdown and possibly a recession
April 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
a simple but flawed formula incited a market meltdown and possibly a recession
Wall Street got blindsided.
April 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wall Street got blindsided.
here's a link to the deeply flawed paper that is the basis for the math ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
April 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
here's a link to the deeply flawed paper that is the basis for the math ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
Wall Street wizards just before tariff announcement
April 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wall Street wizards just before tariff announcement
Happy Liberation Day
April 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy Liberation Day
the people are running out of credit. this could be the end of years of abundance when each year there was an increase in consumer credit from the previous year. if it's over, that's a serious recessionary impulse.
March 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the people are running out of credit. this could be the end of years of abundance when each year there was an increase in consumer credit from the previous year. if it's over, that's a serious recessionary impulse.
higher uncertainty than after 9/11, the global financial crisis and the COVID scare:
from Nat Bullard and halcyon.eco
from Nat Bullard and halcyon.eco
March 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
higher uncertainty than after 9/11, the global financial crisis and the COVID scare:
from Nat Bullard and halcyon.eco
from Nat Bullard and halcyon.eco
it's not just unemployment that affects spending. If one is worried about being unemployed in the future, spending decisions will change. concerns are rising, especially among the college educated.
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
it's not just unemployment that affects spending. If one is worried about being unemployed in the future, spending decisions will change. concerns are rising, especially among the college educated.
here's a visual of how much damage Canada could do by restricting exports or stopping them altogether
March 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
here's a visual of how much damage Canada could do by restricting exports or stopping them altogether
I don't is this is wrong to do but here's a post I did in that other place. Putin just humiliated Trump.
March 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I don't is this is wrong to do but here's a post I did in that other place. Putin just humiliated Trump.
the WSJ, owned by Murdoch, criticizes Trump, calling his tariff moves stupid. But no mea culpa for helping get him elected, even though all of this stupidity was on full display for many years.
March 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the WSJ, owned by Murdoch, criticizes Trump, calling his tariff moves stupid. But no mea culpa for helping get him elected, even though all of this stupidity was on full display for many years.
contrast Trump's relations with North Korea in his 1st term and Canada today.
February 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
contrast Trump's relations with North Korea in his 1st term and Canada today.