Business confidence on the rise in Ontario
Survey results indicate that economic recovery is underway, Ontario Chamber of Commerce CEO says
- By: IE Staff
- July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009
- 11:28
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CLC head calls for urgent changes to EI
Ken Georgetti is calling for changes to the accessibility and eligibility rules surrounding employment insurance
- By: Megan Harman
- July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009
- 11:18
Indicators show early signs of recovery: OECD
Potential recovery signals are emerging in Italy and France, with indications of troughs emerging in Canada, Britain, the U.S., China and India
- By: James Langton
- July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009
- 10:27
Unemployment rate rises in June: StatsCan
But while June’s drop was milder than expected, economists said the weighting to self employed and part-time positions is not encouraging
- By: Megan Harman
- July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009
- 10:10
Friday outlook: Stocks set to fall
StatsCan reports that the unemployment rate has risen to 8.6% in June from 8.4% in May
- By: IE Staff
- July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009
- 08:24
Canadian government building ties with South American economies
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said that reaching out to emerging economies is critical
- By: Megan Harman
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 16:40
Thursday close: TSX ends slump
U.S. stock markets had modest gains, helped by strength in energy stocks
- By: Megan Harman
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 16:01
BoE stays on target with quantitative easing measures
England’s central bank also leaves key rate unchanged at 0.5%
- By: James Langton
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 14:02
Housing starts continue to rise in June: CMHC
Increased activity indicates that housing activity has bottomed
- By: Megan Harman
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 10:07
World economy to constrain Canada’s exports through late 2010: EDC forecast
Canadian exports will tumble by 21% in 2009 and activity levels will remain low in 2010, as growth will be a relatively meager 6.6%
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 09:43
Canada improves business investment relative to G7 peers
C.D. Howe Institute report suggests Canada's investment per worker should be clearly superior for the first time in recent history
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 09:29
New immigrants driving housing demand: Scotia Economics
The faster transition to homeownership has been supported in part by strong labour markets, the report suggests
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 08:49
Bull market to resume after summer: CIBC World Markets report
Firm recommends that there’s “enough upside” ahead to justifying staying in stocks
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 08:38
Thursday outlook: Markets set for gains
Investors are expected to react positively to a combination of good economic news
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 08:16
Brits announce banking regulation overhaul
FSA will have authority to impose higher capital requirements on firms that present greater risks to the financial system
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 16:02
Wednesday close: TSX slide continues
But U.S. stocks, which were in negative territory for much of the day, largely recovered by the session’s close.
- By: Megan Harman
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 15:56
U.S. still helping banks remove toxic assets off balance sheets
Pre-qualified fund managers will have to raise $500 million of capital, which the U.S. Treasury will the match
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 15:51
Energy sector fuels Canadian M&A in first half
RBC Capital Markets led both the value and volume tables overall and for mid-market deals during the first half of the year
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 12:49
TSX ETF listings surpass 100
Nineteen new ETFs have listed on TSX so far in 2009
- By: IE Staff
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 11:37
Small business confidence dips in June
Only 23% of the business owners surveyed in June said they were performing better than three or four months ago
- By: Megan Harman
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 10:15
IMF optimistic about global economy, financial system
Although the economy is pulling out of an unprecedented recession, it is expected to be sluggish, it says
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 10:08
Advisors less bullish for Q3
BetaPro survey reveals that the percentage of advisors bearish on the S&P/TSX 60 has almost doubled
- By: Megan Harman
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 09:32
Wednesday outlook: Stock markets expected to continue falling
Falling commodities prices are expected to continue to weigh on Canada’s senior stock exchange
- By: IE Staff
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 08:07