StatsCan launches tool to track effects of Covid-19
Initial impacts are starting to show up in certain data points
- By: James Langton
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 11:53
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Bay Street drops in global rankings
New York retains the top spot in the financial centres index, even as its rating declines
- By: James Langton
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 11:24
U.S. economy grew 2.1% in fourth quarter
Economists expect GDP to turn negative in the first quarter of this year
- By: Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 11:00
North American stock markets roar back to life on hopes of stimulus, virus signs
The TSX closed up almost 12% on Tuesday
- March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020
- 16:30
Small biz needs a greater wage subsidy: CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggests an enhanced program to cover payrolls
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020
- 12:58
TSX starts the week by sinking despite higher crude oil and gold prices
The S&P/TSX composite index lost 5.3% on Monday
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 23, 2020 March 23, 2020
- 16:33
Tech investment drives trading-desk spending: Greenwich
The buy side spends more on tech for trading in less liquid assets
- By: James Langton
- March 23, 2020 March 23, 2020
- 11:32
Markets must remain open, trade groups say
Functioning markets are essential to investor confidence
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020
- 12:29
StatsCan says retail sales rose in January
Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, retail sales were up 0.4%
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020
- 10:52
S&P downgrades CI Financial
The rating agency expects leverage to increase in the year ahead
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020
- 10:40
Record surge in oil prices pushes TSX high
U.S. markets also moved higher on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020
- 16:35
Battle of the sexes: Investor education edition
Researchers find men outperform women on investment knowledge and confidence
- By: James Langton
- March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020
- 15:05
ESG bonds pause, but long-term prospects rosy: Moody’s
Covid-19 to deter issuance in short-term, but outlook is promising
- By: James Langton
- March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020
- 13:39
Net earnings fall in Q4 for Power Financial
The corporation earned $401 million during the quarter, down from $478 million a year earlier
- By: Maddie Johnson
- March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020
- 13:24
Home prices were gaining momentum before Covid-19
Prices rose by more than double their usual rate in February
- By: Maddie Johnson
- March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020
- 12:31
Annual pace of inflation cools to 2.2% in February
The decrease followed a year-over-year increase of 2.4% in January
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020
- 11:10
Canada now facing recession, TD economists say
Outlook highly uncertain amid unprecedented efforts to contain Covid-19 outbreak
- By: James Langton
- March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020
- 17:26
North American stock markets rebound from steep losses on promised stimulus
The TSX closed up 2.6% on Tuesday
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020
- 16:32
Foreign investors added Canadian bonds, shed stocks to start 2020: StatsCan
Canadian corporate bonds were popular among foreign investors in January
- By: James Langton
- March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020
- 14:03