Bank economists share optimism for 2020
Canada will likely experience wins in the equity, housing and oil markets
- By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
- January 8, 2020 January 8, 2020
- 13:00
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Portfolio positioning in 2020
As risks rise, investors must consider how to protect their capital
- By: Michelle Schriver
- January 8, 2020 January 8, 2020
- 09:09
S&P/TSX moves to within points of record close
Materials were helped by gold prices
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 7, 2020 January 8, 2020
- 16:32
Toronto home sales up 17.4% in December
The average price was up 12% compared with the same period a year earlier
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 7, 2020 January 7, 2020
- 10:29
TSX gets lift from energy gains while investors hedge bets by pushing up gold
The Canadian dollar traded at a 14-month high on Monday
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 6, 2020 January 6, 2020
- 16:37
A record-breaking year for Canadian ETFs
Net inflows reached $28 billion, breaking the previous record set in 2017
- By: Maddie Johnson
- January 6, 2020 January 6, 2020
- 14:05
Climate change, aging population major economic factors in forecast for 2020s
An older population will present governments with challenges including rising health-care costs and elder benefits, a report finds
- By: Dan Healing, The Canadian Press
- January 6, 2020 January 6, 2020
- 11:04
Stock markets fall on fear of Iranian retaliation and weak U.S. manufacturing data
S&P/TSX composite index closed down 33.83 points on Friday
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020
- 16:27
Investment bankers feel the pinch in 2019
JP Morgan tops global rankings, while RBC was the top Canadian firm
- By: James Langton
- January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020
- 11:13
North American stock markets continue gains on the first day of trading in 2020
S&P/TSX composite index closed up 36.52 points on Thursday
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020
- 16:28
M&A activity declined in 2019
Merger activity was down from 2018, but remained strong on a historical basis
- By: James Langton
- January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020
- 15:59
Investors could be partying like it’s 1997, but many sat out
Investors remain nervous despite a year of big gains
- By: The Associated Press
- January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020
- 14:44
Small business sentiment drops in December
The CFIB’s Business Barometer index fell to its lowest level in a year
- By: Maddie Johnson
- January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020
- 12:40
Getting out of debt remains Canadians’ top financial priority in 2020: poll
More than two-thirds of Canadians held back from borrowing money last year
- By: Maddie Johnson
- January 2, 2020 January 9, 2020
- 11:24
TSX hits record high on energy and materials gains
U.S. markets also broke records
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 23, 2019 December 23, 2019
- 16:25
ETF sales almost double mutual fund sales in November
Sales were strong for both equity and bond funds
- By: IE Staff
- December 23, 2019 December 23, 2019
- 15:58
Canada’s GDP falls by 0.1% in October: Statistics Canada
The GDP report says October had the biggest month-to-month decline in retail trade since March 2016
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 23, 2019 December 23, 2019
- 13:41
ESG factors important to Canadian issuers, survey finds
Three-quarters of issuers currently disclose ESG information to the public
- By: Maddie Johnson
- December 23, 2019 December 23, 2019
- 12:26
Statistics Canada says retail sales dropped 1.2% in October
Economists had predicted an increase of 0.5%
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 20, 2019 December 20, 2019
- 10:06
North American stock markets up on positive signals about trade deal with China
S&P/TSX composite index closed up 32.06 points
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 19, 2019 December 19, 2019
- 16:24
TFSAs already a winner, but tweaks could make them even better: C.D. Howe
A report recommends changes to improve TFSAs for retirement savers and retirees
- By: James Langton
- December 19, 2019 December 19, 2019
- 12:32
TSX falls in broad based decline
S&P 500 five-day winning streak ends
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019
- 16:31
Housing not the reason for rising insolvencies: CIBC
Report examines household debt and the lessons for monetary policy
- By: Mark Burgess
- December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019
- 14:58