Protests pose credit risk for local governments: Moody’s
Long-term effects depend on whether governments address underlying social trends
- By: James Langton
- June 5, 2020 June 5, 2020
- 15:09
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Canadian banks fail to capitalize on volatility: Fitch
Results from the big banks' capital markets divisions lag their U.S. peers
- By: James Langton
- June 5, 2020 June 5, 2020
- 10:57
U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May
The job gain stores and companies may be starting to rehire
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press, The Associated Press
- June 5, 2020 June 5, 2020
- 10:20
Lockdowns negatively affecting mental, physical health: StatsCan
Research finds high levels of anxiety, increased use of alcohol and junk food
- By: James Langton
- June 4, 2020 June 4, 2020
- 13:29
Novel crisis met with extraordinary stimulus: Fitch
Canada among the leaders in fiscal and monetary efforts to fight Covid-19 fallout
- By: James Langton
- June 3, 2020 June 3, 2020
- 14:18
Insolvency activity paused in April, alongside the economy
Consumer and business insolvency filings drop sharply
- By: James Langton
- June 3, 2020 June 3, 2020
- 13:34
As markets calm, funds recover
Trading activity on TMX equity markets subsides further in May
- By: James Langton
- June 3, 2020 June 3, 2020
- 11:26
Home prices remain high in Vancouver, Toronto despite plummeting sales
Sales in Toronto were down almost 54% year over year in May
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 3, 2020 June 3, 2020
- 10:11
Flows into Canadian ETFs hit $2.4 billion in May
More than $1 billion flowed into international equity funds
- By: Mark Burgess
- June 2, 2020 June 2, 2020
- 16:08
Deep recession, two-year recovery, top U.S. economists predict
SIFMA survey of economists sees long recovery from Covid-19 ahead
- By: James Langton
- June 2, 2020 June 2, 2020
- 15:25
Pandemic impacting demographics, not just economics: CIBC
Covid-19 may fundamentally shift Canada's immigration patterns, report suggests
- By: James Langton
- June 2, 2020 June 2, 2020
- 13:33
Divestment and engagement work together to drive ESG
A paper argues that the strategies are complementary, not contradictory
- By: James Langton
- June 2, 2020 June 2, 2020
- 11:41
ECB considers “bad bank” for deeper Covid-19 fallout
Regulators prepping for more severe pandemic effects
- By: James Langton
- June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020
- 14:14
Consumer credit plunges in April thanks to Covid-19 relief
Some homeowners resorted to HELOCs before government programs kicked in
- By: IE Staff
- June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020
- 11:46
Steepest one-month fall for U.S. spending since 1950s
Economists expect that the effects of the pandemic will take a while to overcome
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- May 29, 2020 May 29, 2020
- 10:11
Q1 GDP collapse is worst since 2009, says StatsCan
The drop in household spending was broad, while the savings rate was up
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 29, 2020 May 29, 2020
- 09:58
Toronto stock market dips on weakness in the energy and financials sectors
The TSX was down just over 9 points on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020
- 16:32
Financial suffering linked with domestic strife: StatsCan
Study finds those under financial pressure worry more about lockdown effects
- By: James Langton
- May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020
- 14:15
Satisfaction down among DIY investors
J.D. Power suggests self-directed investing firms focus on client onboarding and mobile apps
- By: Mark Burgess
- May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020
- 12:33
U.S. GDP posts largest quarterly decline since 2008
The outcome may be worse for the April-June quarter, economists predict
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020
- 09:47
S&P/TSX composite hits highest close since March on strength of financials sector
The TSX closed up 123.91 points on Wednesday
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020
- 16:27
EU recovery fund proposed to aid with deep recession
Member nations are struggling to protect healthcare systems, businesses and jobs amid pandemic
- By: The Associated Press
- May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020
- 12:03
Federal deficit likely to rise to $260B, says PBO
The previous estimate was $252.1 billion, before recent pandemic measures
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020
- 17:06
TSX gets lift from financials, U.S. markets rise to highest since March
The TSX closed up 72.70 points on Tuesday
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020
- 16:30