Eurozone economy ends 2017 on “stellar” note
Growth is broad-based across countries and not just isolated to powerhouse Germany
- By: The Associated Press
- January 4, 2018 March 23, 2019
- 10:20
Growth is broad-based across countries and not just isolated to powerhouse Germany
Dec. 28 marked the biggest trading day of the year, as some $388.9 million and nearly 456 million shares changed hands
Loonie down; crude oil up
Loonie strengthens; U.S. markets advance
Tax changes approvedbefore Christmas cut the corporate income tax rate to 21% effective Monday, from 35%
The reforms are likely to boost the earnings of life insurers, but could negatively impact their capital positions
The S&P/TSX composite index gained about 6% on the year
Price of oil cruises past US$60 mark
The high level of Canadian household debt has been cited by the Bank of Canada for years as one of its top concerns
The extraordinarily rapid rise in the price of the cryptocurrency has led many financial experts to call it a speculative bubble that’s waiting to burst
Canadian markets will be closed Dec. 25 and Dec. 26; U.S. markets will be closed Dec. 25
The improvement is attributed to an overall boost in the fiscal outlook, which comes after the Canadian economy mounted a surprise resurgence
Canadian and American markets will close for Christmas Day and New Years Day
People spend far more time on research on small consumer purchases than on important decisions on retirement savings
New index tracks the performance of futures listed on CBOE
Loonie lifted by inflation data
The November inflation reading followed a 1.4% increase in consumer prices in October
Loonie rises; U.S. markets pull back
Winning academic research papers show that that the structure of CEO compensation effects decisionmaking
The bill will mark the most far-reaching rewrite of tax law since 1986
Foreign buyers accounted for 1.9% of sales in the three months ended Nov. 17, down from 3.2% the previous three months
Donald Trump’s Republican-sponsored tax bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the Senate expected to vote on it Tuesday night
Generally favourable economic conditions expected in 2018
U.S. markets make record gains