Fund industry weathers stock market storm
Reports on sales and assets offer initial glimpse of industry impact
- By: James Langton
- April 3, 2020 April 3, 2020
- 11:24
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TSX rises on record surge in crude oil prices on promised OPEC ceasefire
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 221.36 points on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020
- 16:27
Parliamentary budget officer releases cost estimates of Covid-19 measures
The reports cover GST, the Canada Child Benefit and reduced RRIF withdrawal amounts
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020
- 14:45
Relaxed bank rules bring risks, rewards: Moody’s
Regulatory relief has positive and negative consequences
- By: James Langton
- April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020
- 12:07
Trade data show initial effects of Covid-19
Data collection affected by the pandemic, StatsCan says
- By: James Langton
- April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020
- 11:53
Profit forecasts drop for Wall Street
Corporate earnings could see the biggest impact from the pandemic in Q2
- By: Damian J. Troise, The Associated Press
- April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020
- 11:30
North American stock markets follow weak first quarter with poor April start
The TSX closed down nearly 4% on Wednesday
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 1, 2020 April 1, 2020
- 16:27
Capital markets were off to a strong start — before the wheels came off
Global debt markets set records, while equities were down as volatility erupted
- By: James Langton
- April 1, 2020 April 1, 2020
- 13:00
Thumbs up for Canada’s large stimulus effort: DBRS
Fiscal policy can't end a pandemic, but it can enable the eventual recovery
- By: James Langton
- April 1, 2020 April 1, 2020
- 11:10
TSX ends worst first quarter in at least a decade despite energy induced gains
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 2.6% on Tuesday
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 16:30
Biz school develops pandemic predictor
New tool forecasts 1 million infections by Friday
- By: James Langton
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 12:50
Global M&A falters
A strong start in January quickly evaporated
- By: James Langton
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 12:18
Pandemic creeps into StatsCan price indexes
February data shows early effects of Covid-19 on prices for raw materials, industrial products
- By: James Langton
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 11:18
Statistics Canada says economic growth in January slowed to 0.1%
Since January, the pandemic and a collapse in oil prices have significantly affected the economy
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 10:28
Slower growth, shifting asset mix facing fund sector: ISS
Research sees index funds taking over as asset growth slows
- By: James Langton
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 17:20
Energy sector pushes TSX higher despite big drop in price of crude oil
The TSX closed up 2.8% on Monday
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 16:33
Recession this year, bounce back in 2021: Moody’s
Canada's fiscal efforts will cushion the blow and set the stage for a rebound
- By: James Langton
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 14:16
The payoff for social distancing: US$8 trillion
Researchers estimate the value of lives saved represents at least one-third of U.S. GDP
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 16:16
Lockdowns are costly, but needed: OECD
Each month of containment cuts annual GDP by 2%, the organization says
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 14:36
Canada remains AAA in the face of Covid-19: DBRS
A strong balance sheet provides capacity to absorb a large negative shock
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 11:33
Federal deficit to top $112 billion in coming year due to Covid-19, PBO says
The deficit for the fiscal year ending March 31 will also be higher than forecast
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 11:22
Pre-pandemic payroll data a key benchmark: StatsCan
The data will help track the pandemic's effects on employment and earnings
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 11:17
TSX makes back a third of losses on first three-day rally since highs
The index closed up 1.8% on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 16:33