Productivity improvements boost Canadian agriculture: BMO
Expansion in emerging markets is both offsetting declining demand from the U.S.
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 19, 2013 April 19, 2013
- 09:30
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Global markets rattled by Cyprus bailout: report
Canada and U.S. economies remain strong
- By: IE Staff
- April 19, 2013 April 19, 2013
- 09:00
Fitch says Ontario housing market overvalued by 20%
Rating agency expects to see “extended price declines”
- By: James Langton
- April 18, 2013 April 18, 2013
- 15:30
Sector outlooks reflect improving global economy: Moody’s
The outlook for global beverages and global paper and forest products moved from stable to positive
- By: James Langton
- April 18, 2013 April 18, 2013
- 09:40
Investors need to re-think current asset allocations: Russell
Non-traditional asset classes add an additional layer of diversification and increase “growth exposure”
- By: IE Staff
- April 18, 2013 April 18, 2013
- 08:30
TSX tumbles 173 points to five-month low
Growth concerns punish commodities
- By: Malcolm Morrison
- April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013
- 15:55
BoC holds firm on interest rates
Bank of Canada lowers 2013 growth forecast
- By: Julian Beltrame
- April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013
- 15:35
Life insurer M&A activity to heat up: Fitch
Canadian and European insurers expected to further rationalize their participation in the U.S. life insurance market
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013
- 15:25
Set real estate investors straight about diversification
Advisors need to remind home-owning clients to diversify their investment portfolios
- By: Fiona Collie
- April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013
- 14:30
Short-term financial risks retreat: IMF
Many countries still face a long road back to fiscal health
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013
- 08:10
Fund managers less optimistic: Merrill
Fewer institutional investors expect the global economy to strengthen in the next 12 months
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2013 April 16, 2013
- 17:30
TSX rebounds 115 points
Investors buy up resource stocks beaten down by weak Chinese data
- By: Malcolm Morrison
- April 16, 2013 April 16, 2013
- 15:50
IMF trims economic outlook for Canada, globe
High household debt and housing slowdown to weigh on recovery
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2013 April 16, 2013
- 08:00
March home resales end slide
Stable prices a further sign of soft landing
- By: Julian Beltrame
- April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013
- 16:10
TSX falls 333 points
Commodities swoon amid slower than expected Chinese growth
- By: Malcolm Morrison
- April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013
- 15:45
Advisors greet second quarter with caution: survey
Survey completed before the most recent pullback in stock prices
- By: IE Staff
- April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013
- 13:00
BlackBerry seeks regulator probe of analyst report
Report from Boston-based investment firm Detwiler Fenton claims high return rates for BB Z10s
- By: David Friend
- April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013
- 15:45
Regulatory changes could affect banks’ credit profiles: S&P
Proposals and market reaction could lead to changes in the credit profiles of Canadian banks
- By: James Langton
- April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013
- 13:40
Global banks strengthening capital despite litigation costs: Fitch
Continued cost reduction to remain important for all banks in 2013
- By: James Langton
- April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013
- 08:30
OECD-area jobless rate edges lower
Unemployment rates are now significantly below the peaks they reached in the second half of 2009 in both Canada and the U.S.
- By: James Langton
- April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013
- 07:50
Client behaviour can harm long-term investing plans
Following rules of thumb can lead to bad investing decisions, says BlackRocks’ Nelli Oster
- By: June Yee
- April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013
- 13:10
Moody’s updates approach for rating bank subordinated debt
Rating agency seeks comment on rating certain types of bank contingent capital
- By: James Langton
- April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013
- 13:00
Growth picking up in most major economies: OECD
Canada growth rate back on trend
- By: James Langton
- April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013
- 07:40
First quarter trading activity well below 2012 levels
Volume, value and the number of trades all down
- By: James Langton
- April 9, 2013 April 9, 2013
- 16:20
Credit metrics weak for life insurers: Fitch
Leverage and coverage levels fall outside median guidelines for half of publicly traded life insurers
- By: James Langton
- April 9, 2013 April 9, 2013
- 14:50