Low interest rates will promote economic recovery: BMO
Low mortgage rates will be very beneficial for Canada’s housing market
- By: Megan Harman
- April 21, 2009 April 21, 2009
- 14:10
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Insurance Bureau of Canada pleased with measures to combat auto theft
Proposed legislation will also make auto theft a separate offence under the Criminal Code
- By: IE Staff
- April 21, 2009 April 21, 2009
- 13:10
Bank of Canada lowers key rate to 0.25%
Easing will support economic recovery, central bank says
- By: IE Staff
- April 21, 2009 April 21, 2009
- 08:20
Fallout from unconventional policy measures neutral at best, Moody’s says
Failure to maintain public trust would limit measures taken by governments to stimulate their economies
- By: James Langton
- April 21, 2009 April 21, 2009
- 07:50
Wholesale sales slip in February: StatsCan
Wholesale sales fell 0.6% to $41 billion in February, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Declining sales in the machinery and equipment trade group and the “other…
- By: IE Staff
- April 21, 2009 April 21, 2009
- 07:35
Monday close: Banking jitters drag down stocks
Oil futures tumble almost 9%
- By: Megan Harman
- April 20, 2009 April 20, 2009
- 15:40
CNSX extends invitation for listed companies to switch exchanges
Due to customer demand, CNSX Markets Inc. has extended its initiative to enable companies already listed on another Canadian stock exchange to switch to CNSX,…
- By: IE Staff
- April 20, 2009 April 20, 2009
- 11:45
Foreign investors buy Canadian bonds in February
Canadian investment in foreign corporate shares continues
- By: IE Staff
- April 20, 2009 April 20, 2009
- 08:20
Monday outlook: Bank of America profit climbs on Merrill Lynch acquisition
Oracle to by Sun Microsystems for US$7.4 billion
- By: IE Staff
- April 20, 2009 April 20, 2009
- 07:40
Economists split over the possibility of a rate cut
Tuesday’s meeting is likely to mark the end of the easing cycle by the Bank of Canada
- By: James Langton
- April 19, 2009 April 19, 2009
- 15:35
The week ahead: Rate decision coming Tuesday
CN, CP to report Q1 earnings
- By: IE Staff
- April 19, 2009 April 19, 2009
- 12:08
Friday close: TSX up 2.7% on the week
Financials rally despite RBC writedown
- By: IE Staff
- April 17, 2009 April 17, 2009
- 16:09
Forest, paper and packaging industry deal values fall by a quarter: PwC
Industry looks set to undergo an intense round of painful distress-led transformation
- By: IE Staff
- April 17, 2009 April 17, 2009
- 09:15
Friday outlook: Stocks poised to climb
Citigroup swings to a first-quarter profit
- By: IE Staff
- April 17, 2009 April 17, 2009
- 08:00
Inflation rate slows in March: StatsCan
Drop in gasoline prices offset increases in food and shelter
- By: IE Staff
- April 17, 2009 April 17, 2009
- 07:35
Thursday close: Slumping gold stocks can’t brake TSX rally
Earnings buoy U.S. markets
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2009 April 16, 2009
- 15:40
Council calls on Bank of Canada to lower key interest rate
Modification of the “operating band” is in order
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2009 April 16, 2009
- 14:00
Bankruptcies up 22% in February
Bankruptcies in Canada rose 22% in February compared with the same month a year earlier, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy reported Thursday.There were…
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2009 April 16, 2009
- 11:40
Developing North American carbon markets pose challenge for businesses
U.S. cap-and-trade system is on the horizon
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2009 April 16, 2009
- 11:21
Manufacturing sales rise for the first time since July
Sales by motor vehicle manufacturers up 35%
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2009 April 16, 2009
- 08:45
Thursday outlook: Manufacturing sales rebound in February
J.P. Morgan profit down 10%
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2009 April 16, 2009
- 07:40
Wednesday close: TSX ekes out gain
Dow, S&P 500 rise more than 1%
- By: IE Staff
- April 15, 2009 April 15, 2009
- 15:40
WTO head warns against protectionism
Completing the Doha Development Agenda would represent the most effective global stimulus package, says Pascal Lamy, head of the World Trade Organization.In a meeting of…
- By: James Langton
- April 15, 2009 April 15, 2009
- 13:16
Recession not damaging Canadian job quality: CIBC
Bulk of job losses in low-paying positions
- By: IE Staff
- April 15, 2009 April 15, 2009
- 11:10