Investors, miners differ over ESG risks: Fitch
Survey finds that investors and companies have distinct ESG concerns
- By: James Langton
- June 15, 2020 June 15, 2020
- 16:06
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EU capital market integration would boost asset managers: Moody’s
Proposals to break down internal barriers would bolster markets and fund managers
- By: James Langton
- June 15, 2020 June 15, 2020
- 12:54
Manufacturers suffered record sales plunge in April: StatsCan
Data reflect the effects of a full month of mostly shuttered production
- By: James Langton
- June 15, 2020 June 15, 2020
- 12:29
May home sales weak, but higher than April’s
The number of homes sold has been steadily rising since mid-April
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 15, 2020 June 15, 2020
- 11:29
Big banks’ profits battered by downturn
Huge jump in credit loss provisions slashes Q2 earnings
- By: James Langton
- June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020
- 15:51
How to improve your ESG analysis
Two experts explain their processes at the Responsible Investment Association's 2020 conference
- By: Katie Keir
- June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020
- 14:18
How relief efforts, new mortgage rules will affect households
The data show that household finances are hanging tough for the time being
- By: Michelle Schriver
- June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020
- 13:52
Fed will keep propping up U.S. amid deep recession
In its semi-annual monetary policy report, the central bank pointed to "tremendous" hardship
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020
- 12:19
Will April’s economic showers bring May flowers?
Industrial prices for May more positive than gloomier StatsCan data for March and April
- By: James Langton
- June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020
- 12:00
Statistics Canada says key household debt ratio rose in the first quarter
Economist predicts debt ratios “will likely hit fresh record highs”
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020
- 10:39
Q1 drop in foreign investments biggest since financial crisis: StatsCan
Both international assets and liabilities plunged alongside equity markets
- By: James Langton
- June 11, 2020 June 11, 2020
- 11:28
Layoffs have significant long-term effects on income: StatsCan
In past recessions, 45% of layoffs were permanent, with lingering consequences
- By: James Langton
- June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020
- 16:27
Extending CERB for months could double $60B budget: PBO report
More than $43 billion in payments have already been made
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020
- 12:26
U.S. consumer spending sinks by record 13.6% in April
The spending decline was far worse than the 6.9% drop in March
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020
- 10:27
May U.S. consumer prices fall 0.1%, the third consecutive month
Medium-term risks to inflation “remain firmly to the downside,” paper warns
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020
- 10:19
TD sees recovery in consumer spending
Economic report says data encouraging
- By: James Langton
- June 9, 2020 June 9, 2020
- 12:24
Corporate profits plunged ahead of the pandemic
Net income was down sharply in Q1, largely before lockdowns
- By: James Langton
- June 9, 2020 June 9, 2020
- 11:38
How the sports business is adapting to pandemic conditions
Sponsorship may evolve depending on how consumer behaviour changes
- By: Michelle Schriver
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 16:37
Fitch predicts record year for sovereign downgrades
Government supports due to Covid-19 will erode finances worldwide, rating agency says
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 15:43
Pandemic relief policies need better data: C.D. Howe
Governments need real-time payroll information to deliver worker support programs
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 15:10
Expect extended recovery following current U.S. recession
Some economists say it could take two years or more
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press, The Associated Press
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 14:59
Housing starts weaker in May, excluding Quebec
Quebec data was absent from April due to pandemic measures, affecting monthly comparison
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 13:28
Are investors too optimistic about equities?
The S&P 500 is up more than 13% in the last year despite ongoing economic uncertainty
- By: Michelle Schriver
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 13:16
Covid-19 may be worsening income inequality, StatsCan finds
High earners more likely to be in jobs that can be done remotely
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 11:15