BoE stays on target with quantitative easing measures
England’s central bank also leaves key rate unchanged at 0.5%
- By: James Langton
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 14:02
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Housing starts continue to rise in June: CMHC
Increased activity indicates that housing activity has bottomed
- By: Megan Harman
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 10:07
World economy to constrain Canada’s exports through late 2010: EDC forecast
Canadian exports will tumble by 21% in 2009 and activity levels will remain low in 2010, as growth will be a relatively meager 6.6%
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 09:43
Canada improves business investment relative to G7 peers
C.D. Howe Institute report suggests Canada's investment per worker should be clearly superior for the first time in recent history
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 09:29
New immigrants driving housing demand: Scotia Economics
The faster transition to homeownership has been supported in part by strong labour markets, the report suggests
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 08:49
Bull market to resume after summer: CIBC World Markets report
Firm recommends that there’s “enough upside” ahead to justifying staying in stocks
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 08:38
Thursday outlook: Markets set for gains
Investors are expected to react positively to a combination of good economic news
- By: IE Staff
- July 9, 2009 July 9, 2009
- 08:16
Brits announce banking regulation overhaul
FSA will have authority to impose higher capital requirements on firms that present greater risks to the financial system
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 16:02
Wednesday close: TSX slide continues
But U.S. stocks, which were in negative territory for much of the day, largely recovered by the session’s close.
- By: Megan Harman
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 15:56
U.S. still helping banks remove toxic assets off balance sheets
Pre-qualified fund managers will have to raise $500 million of capital, which the U.S. Treasury will the match
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 15:51
Energy sector fuels Canadian M&A in first half
RBC Capital Markets led both the value and volume tables overall and for mid-market deals during the first half of the year
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 12:49
TSX ETF listings surpass 100
Nineteen new ETFs have listed on TSX so far in 2009
- By: IE Staff
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 11:37
Small business confidence dips in June
Only 23% of the business owners surveyed in June said they were performing better than three or four months ago
- By: Megan Harman
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 10:15
IMF optimistic about global economy, financial system
Although the economy is pulling out of an unprecedented recession, it is expected to be sluggish, it says
- By: James Langton
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 10:08
Advisors less bullish for Q3
BetaPro survey reveals that the percentage of advisors bearish on the S&P/TSX 60 has almost doubled
- By: Megan Harman
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 09:32
Wednesday outlook: Stock markets expected to continue falling
Falling commodities prices are expected to continue to weigh on Canada’s senior stock exchange
- By: IE Staff
- July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009
- 08:07
Carbon emission reduction should focus on individuals: Princeton
New study proposes to use individual emissions as the way of calculating a nation's responsibility to curb its carbon dioxide output
- By: James Langton
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 16:24
Tuesday close: TSX, U.S. markets, close down
Fall of financial, resources and industrial stocks all took their toll
- By: Megan Harman
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 16:09
Global IPO market recovering
NYSE Euronext reports that signals of a return to IPO activity are evident in Brazil, Canada, India and Israel
- By: James Langton
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 15:49
Volume of global asset-management M&A down in first half
But the total deal value and the managed assets transacted surged from the first half of 2008
- By: Megan Harman
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 11:47
OECD guidelines call for adequate explanations for clients
New guidelines recommend that governments make it a legal obligation for firms to provide clear, standardized language in mortgage agreements
- By: James Langton
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 11:46
IPO on the TSX breaks nine-month drought
This single issue may be a signal of growing investor demand: PwC survey suggests
- By: IE Staff
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 09:29
Tuesday open: Stocks poised to dip
Investors turn cautious ahead of corporate earnings result
- By: IE Staff
- July 7, 2009 July 7, 2009
- 08:15