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The week ahead: U.S. inflation reports on deck
Wall Street brokerages kick off earnings parade
- By: IE Staff
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 07:25
Short the C$ as a hedge against global slowdown: Morgan Stanley
The yield differential between the U.S. and Canada could start to put some pressure on the loonie, report says
- By: James Langton
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 07:10
TSX ends week on a down note
But Canadian dollar surges
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 16:06
Strong labour market fuelling housing sector in B.C.: CMHC
Province’s employment up 4.7%, urban housing starts up 17%, both well above the national average
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 13:27
Bargain buying in India and China
Strong economic growth continues in these emerging powers
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 11:43
Canadian oil and gas juniors and trusts pulled back in early 2006
Although most juniors and trusts experienced declines, there was still some money to be made
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 11:37
Canadian trade surplus narrows in April
Exports of automotive products drop 8.4%
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 08:40
Canadian economy adds 97,000 jobs in May
Jobless rate falls to 31-year low
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 08:25
U.S. trade deficit widens
Canadian jobless rate slips to 6.1%
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 07:55
TSX down yet again
But market recovered from a triple-digit intraday loss
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 16:23
Canadian dollar appreciation due to two primary factors: BoC deputy governor
Strong foreign demand for Canadian goods and U.S. dollar weakness at the heart of the sharp appreciation
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 15:41
European Central Bank raises rates by 25 bps
More rate hikes may be on the way as the ECB considered a 50 bps move
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 10:35
Canada falling behind in global investment race: C.D. Howe Institute
A long-standing gap between capital investment per worker in the U.S. and in Canada has widened further
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 09:47
Replace subsidies with lower business taxes, says the Montreal Economic Institute
Higher subsidies leads to lower rate of economic growth, study finds
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 09:44
Productivity rises in Q1: StatsCan
Labour costs slow for first time in more than a year
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 08:30
Housing starts down marginally in May: CMHC
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 216,800 units in May, down marginally from 217,900 units in April, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.…
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 08:20
Stocks set to open lower
Stocks appeared poised to open sharply lower Thursday as investors continue to fret over interest rates. North American stocks continued their slide Wednesday, with the…
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 07:35
North American markets continue to tumble
TSX hit hard by falling commodity prices, U.S. markets by interest rate worries
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 7, 2006 June 7, 2006
- 16:11
U.S. rate hike could lead to global slowdown: BMO Nesbitt Burns
The risk is that synchronization of monetary tightening by various central banks might slow economic growth more than intended
- By: James Langton
- June 7, 2006 June 7, 2006
- 09:23
Investor indices move in opposite direction for first time in two years
Millionaire index posts small gain, affluent index falls
- By: James Langton
- June 7, 2006 June 7, 2006
- 09:17
Speculative-grade default rate increases in May
Number of bond defaults was the highest in five months
- By: James Langton
- June 7, 2006 June 7, 2006
- 09:03
Oil prices retreat
LionOre to buy Falconbridge refinery in Norway
- By: IE Staff
- June 7, 2006 June 7, 2006
- 07:30
Stocks closer lower on rate fears
TSX slips 33 points; Dow drops 46
- By: IE Staff
- June 6, 2006 June 6, 2006
- 16:10