Dollar breathing new life into Canadian bond market
Income trust financings boost capital markets
Canadian cattle producers have lost about $5 billion since the outbreak of mad cow disease in the spring of 2003, according to a report released today from BMO’s Economics Department. The U.S. border has been shut to live Canadian cattle since May 2003, when a single cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy was discovered in Alberta. […]
Pattern of lower returns likely to persist
Estimates $5.9 billion surplus for 2005
Conference Board forecasts 3.1% growth in 2005
Demand for energy lifting loonie
U.S. shifts to a more conservative stance
Large budget deficits threaten U.S. dollar
Strong dollar puts focus on competitiveness