Western University has the following experts available to discuss the inflation rate in Canada, unrest in Haiti, Bitcoin rally, and scrutiny of Tik Tok:
Inflation rate in Canada
Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2.8 per cent in February, a bit of a surprise as economists had expected the rate to rise slightly.
Mike Moffatt
Assistant Professor, Ivey School of Business
Areas of expertise: Inflation, Interest rates, housing markets and affordable housing, political risk, innovation policy.
Unrest in Haiti
Gang violence is gripping the capital of Haiti as the world contends with the crisis in Caribbean nation.
Greg Beckett
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Areas of expertise: Political crisis in Haiti, Caribbean, crisis, disaster, and trauma from the standpoint of moral experience.
Bitcoin rally
Recently Bitcoin surged above $72,000, a new all-time high, but can the rally be sustained?
Hubert Pun
Associate Professor, Ivey School of Business
Areas of expertise: Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, blockchain uses as an enterprise solution.
Scrutiny of TikTok
A potential TikTok ban in the U.S. has many wondering what the fallout could be to users, especially businesses, that use the platform.
Anabel Quan-Haase
Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Areas of expertise: Internet studies, social media, scholarly digital communication, and computer-mediated communication.
MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Zadorsky, Media Relations Officer, Western University, 226.377.1673 (mobile), jzadorsk@uwo.ca.
