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Recession signal could prompt portfolio rebalance

Investor concerns surfaced in recent weeks after U.S. yield curve inversions

By: Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press
April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022
12:38

U.S. Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation

Multiple half-point interest rate hikes “could be appropriate” in 2022, say some United States Federal Reserve policymakers

By: Christopher S. Rugaber
April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022
15:37

Next generation ready to track goals, invest

Younger Canadians are financially engaged but may lack investment know-how, a BMO survey suggests

By: IE Staff
April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022
13:06

Richest Canadians had double-digit drop in household saving rate last year

Household income rose but net saving dropped for every age group, StatsCan reports

By: IE Staff
April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022
12:23

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Food, energy, Turkey drive inflation up: OECD

Prices continued higher in February for G20 and OECD

By: James Langton
April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022
12:35

Emerging market banks face biggest stagflation risk

North American banks insulated, but securities firms could be hit by dropping equities values, Fitch says

By: James Langton
April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022
08:39

Moody’s endorses RBC’s U.K. foray

Acquisition will help grow, diversify the bank's wealth management franchise

By: James Langton
April 4, 2022 April 4, 2022
14:17

Global M&A cooled in Q1

Deal activity slowed sharply from 2021's record pace, Refinitiv reports

By: James Langton
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
17:11

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Diversity, climate, exec comp top shareholder agendas: ISS

Advisory firms spells out leading issues for proxy season

By: James Langton
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
16:40

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War weighs on low-carbon shift: Fitch

Cost, availability of critical metals for green technology affected by conflict

By: James Langton
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
16:28

U.S. added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health

Unemployment dropped to its lowest rate since the pandemic erupted

By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
13:15

European inflation soars to record 7.5% on fuel, food costs

Rising energy prices put pressure on the central bank to raise rates

By: Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
12:02

RRSPs soak up savings surge: StatsCan

The size of contributions rose in 2020, alongside the number of savers

By: James Langton
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
11:50

DB plan solvency in Q1 highest since 2008: Mercer

Defined-benefit plans were healthy despite investment returns being negative in the quarter

By: IE Staff
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
11:38

Global debt market activity slides to start 2022

Issuance declines in most categories, except investment grade corporates

By: James Langton
April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
11:38

Equities issuance plunges amid acute market uncertainty

Volume and value of equity offering activity drops sharply in Q1, Refinitiv reports

By: James Langton
March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022
15:51

Real GDP grew 0.2% in January in Canada

Zero growth in services while residential construction grew 4.3%

By: The Canadian Press
March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022
11:47

Investment return gap widened for equity investors in 2021

According to a Dalbar report, the average equity fund investor returned 18.39% compared to 28.71% returned by the S&P 500

By: Daniel Calabretta
March 31, 2022 March 30, 2022
10:30

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Stagflation risks loom, but not for Canada: Scotia

War in Ukraine to have divergent effects on world's economies

By: James Langton
March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022
16:57

Commodity volatility adds margin, liquidity pressure

Banks are increasing lending to strapped commodity traders, Fitch reports

By: James Langton
March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022
17:28

U.S. consumers still confident, but outlook not as rosy

Higher prices and the war in Ukraine contributed to a decline in the six-month outlook

By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022
14:10

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Canadian housing market more stable than many believe: report

Monetary and tax policy could present risks to the housing market, however

By: IE Staff
March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022
13:12

Insolvencies up in February

Consumer proposals and bankruptcies rose

By: James Langton
March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022
16:14

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Economic fallout of pandemic restrictions weakened over time

StatsCan research found a threshold effect to curbs on activity

By: James Langton
March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022
15:45

For banks, SPACs still pay — but their future looks bleak

Deals are likely to dry up as regulation tightens, a report says

By: James Langton
March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022
15:33