CPP outpaced registered plans, pensions in 2019
Withdrawals exceeded contributions, but strong markets boosted pension assets
- By: James Langton
- December 11, 2020 December 11, 2020
- 16:42
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Household debt ratio rises to 170.7%, says StatsCan
Debt ratio remains below 2019 Q4 levels
- By: Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press
- December 11, 2020 December 15, 2020
- 10:19
Life interrupted, younger households face greater economic risk from pandemic
New StatsCan research suggests millennials most vulnerable to Covid-19 fallout
- By: James Langton
- December 10, 2020 December 11, 2020
- 15:16
Bond-buying program faces misconceptions, BoC says
A deputy governor of the Bank of Canada provides detail on the central bank's bond-buying program
- By: Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press
- December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020
- 15:02
Stock market recovery boosts foreign investment position
International assets hit record highs in Q3, StatsCan reported
- By: James Langton
- December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020
- 12:29
Households getting mortgage relief from non-banks, too
Lenders granted payment holidays on $25.4 billion worth of mortgages in Q2, StatsCan reports
- By: James Langton
- December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020
- 12:23
U.S. consumer prices up 0.2% in November as energy costs rise
Inflation has been dormant for most of the past decade, allowing the Fed to push interest rates to ultra-low levels
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020
- 11:49
Wall Street IPO proceeds reach highest level in six years
After slowing sharply in the spring, Wall Street IPOs surged in the summer
- By: Alex Veiga, The Associated Press, The Associated Press
- December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020
- 11:33
Europe gets new blast of stimulus to counter virus surge
European Central Bank announces another 500 billion euros in stimulus
- By: David McHugh, The Associated Press
- December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020
- 10:30
Housing market to take step back in 2021: Fitch
Demand is expected to suffer amid higher unemployment, declining rents and stress test requirements
- By: James Langton
- December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020
- 12:03
Will life go back to normal? Economists aren’t sure
Even with a vaccine, a return to the office and social activities is not certain
- By: James Langton
- December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020
- 17:46
A downgraded Canada faces further rating pressure: Fitch
Without growing revenues, federal spending plans could weigh on Canada's AA rating
- By: James Langton
- December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020
- 12:58
Why growth could surprise to the upside
A report from CIBC says the Bank of Canada’s outlook may be overly pessimistic
- By: IE Staff
- December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020
- 12:57
Investors make tactical shifts in anticipation of volatility
A Natixis survey finds institutional investors are positioning themselves defensively
- By: Mark Burgess
- December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020
- 12:16
Wall Street’s prospects solid for 2021: Moody’s
Investment banks weathered 2020 better than most
- By: James Langton
- December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020
- 15:34
Lockdowns and oil prices drive provincial pandemic effects: StatsCan
Alberta hit hardest, with Saskatchewan, Ontario and B.C. also suffering
- By: James Langton
- December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020
- 13:55
Steering into the skid: auto sector avoids crash
Lessons learned from global financial crisis helped limit damage, BMO report says
- By: James Langton
- December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020
- 13:15
As vaccine rollouts begin, investors weigh risks and rewards of biotech sector
For the most part, Canadian investors have to turn to the U.S. to access pharmaceutical efforts to combat Covid
- By: Ross Marowits
- December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020
- 12:05
Cybersecurity budgets expected to rise amid pandemic
CEOs say Covid-19 will result in accelerated digitization
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020
- 16:23
Funding the fight against global warming
A report estimates that trillions will be needed to transform the global economy
- By: James Langton
- December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020
- 15:41
HSBC offers mortgage rate below 1%
The rate is offered on new five-year variable closed-term mortgages
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020
- 15:12
Gloomy outlook for global banks in 2021: Moody’s
The threat of a financial crisis remains low, but risk and uncertainty abounds
- By: James Langton
- December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020
- 15:02