TSX ends higher
Inflation report helps boost Canadian dollar
- By: Ian Bickis
- August 17, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 17:30
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Foreign investment in Canadian bonds continued in June
Canadian investment in foreign securities also increased
- August 17, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 14:30
Annual inflation rate jumped to 3% in July
Rising gasoline prices helped push the consumer price index to its highest reading since 2011
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- August 17, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 12:25
North American stock markets rebound
Dow surges nearly 400 points
- By: Ian Bickis
- August 16, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 17:30
S&P completes review of Canadian bank resolution regime
Ratings and outlooks on systemically important banks unchanged
- By: James Langton
- August 16, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 14:20
Australian bank arranges world’s first bond solely using blockchain
Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s new debt instrument will be known as bond-i
- By: James Langton
- August 16, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 14:00
Global growth jitters sparked by Turkey drag markets lower
TSX sheds more than 180 points
- By: Ian Bickis
- August 15, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 17:30
Banks have improved buffers against downturn: Moody’s
Capital ratios have substantially increased since 2016, which protects them from increased mortgage losses
- By: James Langton
- August 15, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 10:30
TSX, U.S. markets end lower as Turkey concerns weigh
Loonie slips
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 13, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 17:00
Reduction in credit card transaction fees will reduce revenues for Canadian banks: Moody’s
The voluntary agreement will have a relatively larger effect on RBC
- By: James Langton
- August 13, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 15:00
TSX, global markets down amid Turkey economic crisis
The loonie slipped despite somewhat positive jobs numbers from Statistics Canada
- By: Ian Bickis
- August 10, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 17:25
Surge in part-time work leads to drop in unemployment rate
Canada added 82,000 of the less desirable part-time positions in July while losing 28,000 full-time jobs
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 10, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 09:02
CPP Fund grows to $366.6 billion at end of June
The recent results give the CPP Fund a real rate of return of 10.4% over five years and 6.4% over 10 years
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 10, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 08:52
TSX closes higher in broad-based advance
U.S. markets were mixed on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 9, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 16:28
Global speculative-grade default rate declines in July
Moody’s forecasts that the rate will continue to decline for the remainder of the year, finishing at 2.1% vs 2.8% last month
- By: James Langton
- August 9, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 15:34
Housing starts lower in July: CMHC
There were fewer multiple unit projects after strong numbers in June
- By: David Paddon
- August 9, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 09:42
State attorneys general call on SEC to strengthen U.S. best interest proposal
The group argues that the proposed rule, as it stands, is too weak in certain respects and too ambiguous in others
- By: James Langton
- August 8, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 16:47
TSX closes up after Tuesday’s decline
The loonie ended down after a report that Saudi Arabia was selling Canadian assets
- By: Ian Bickis
- August 8, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 16:33
Most baby boomers plan to stay home and renovate
Although about half of baby boomers plan to downsize, 56% said they consider the neighbourhoods they currently live in to be unaffordable
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 8, 2018 October 17, 2019
- 15:45
Emerging markets expected to drive growth
Report projects global fund industry AUM will rise in the coming years, led by markets in Latin America and Asia
- By: James Langton
- August 8, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 12:16
TSX closes down after selloff
The source of the selloff is unclear, but it comes after Saudi Arabia has responded forcefully to criticism from Canada’s federal government
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 7, 2018 October 17, 2019
- 16:37
U.S. millennials have other priorities besides retirement
A new report finds that younger Americans are spending more on groceries, restaurants, coffee, alcohol or marijuana, while 37% are not saving anything toward retirement
- By: James Langton
- August 7, 2018 June 20, 2019
- 12:48
Growth in executive pay a concern for investors
New SHARE report reveals that median pay for top executives has grown at a rate that outpaces the modest increases for the average worker
- By: James Langton
- August 7, 2018 October 17, 2019
- 11:53