Countervailing forces to mitigate negative impact of aging population: UBS report
Declining economic growth and savings rates does not mean financial markets will weaken
- By: James Langton
- April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006
- 16:10
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Bank of Canada shifting position on interest rates
On the heels of a speech last night by Pierre Duguay, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, RBC Financial economists note that the BoC…
- By: James Langton
- April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006
- 11:50
UBS picks eight stocks for defensive investors
Larger the usual decline forecast for TSX
- By: James Langton
- April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006
- 11:25
Optimism declines among affluent investors: Spectrem
March decline may mark end of bullish trend
- By: James Langton
- April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006
- 10:30
Investor confidence holds steady: Manulife
Investor sentiment stable over last three quarters
- By: IE Staff
- April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006
- 09:30
Stocks likely to open flat
Dutch firm to takeover Canadian paintmaker Sico
- By: IE Staff
- April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006
- 07:30
TSX dips slightly
Nine of 10 TSX main sub-groups down
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 16:10
TSX is well on its way to hitting 13,200 target: CIBC World Markets report
Forward price multiples not far off from historic norms, not suggestive of any speculative bubble
- By: IE Staff
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 16:05
Dow Jones Indices, AIG launch single commodity indices
New family of 20 sub-indices
- By: James Langton
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 11:50
Extraordinary returns have investors lowering their guard
Despite concerns, ABC manager remains optimistic about bull market
- By: James Langton
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 11:40
Overweigh equities to combat uncertainty, says HSBC Investments
Canadian earnings expected to slip to single digits
- By: James Langton
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 11:30
Mixed outlook for Canada’s biotech industry
Revenues rose last year, but market cap fell
- By: IE Staff
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 10:20
Western housing markets on fire, say TD economists
Markets cooling in Central and Eastern Canada
- By: IE Staff
- April 4, 2006 April 4, 2006
- 08:10
Resources lift TSX to another new high
Materials also strong as gold futures go up
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 3, 2006 April 3, 2006
- 16:00
U.S. construction spending hits record in February
Manufacturing growth cools in March
- April 3, 2006 April 3, 2006
- 13:30
The week ahead: Jobs reports on deck
Decision on UK, European interest rates coming Thursday
- By: IE Staff
- April 3, 2006 April 3, 2006
- 07:45
NBF notes strength of market, but remains cautious
High-risk activity supported by investor conviction that central banks can engineer a soft landing
- By: James Langton
- April 3, 2006 April 3, 2006
- 07:40
Merger actions expected to boost stocks
Vincor accepts $1.52 billion offer from Constellation
- By: IE Staff
- April 3, 2006 April 3, 2006
- 07:35
Falling commodity prices drag down TSX
Benchmark index gains 7.4% in Q1
- By: IE Staff
- March 31, 2006 March 31, 2006
- 16:50
Another “Great Quake” in San Francisco would cost billions: A.M. Best
But insurers now have the advantage of catastrophe modelling
- By: IE Staff
- March 31, 2006 March 31, 2006
- 15:20
Canadian GDP inches higher in January
North American markets appear set to open lower Friday with premarket trading in major Wall Street indexes down after a measure of consumer inflation rose.In…
- By: IE Staff
- March 31, 2006 March 31, 2006
- 08:55
Retail advisory firms not complying with new UK FSA disclosure agreements
Advisors gave out both required “keyfacts” documents only 58% of the time
- By: James Langton
- March 30, 2006 March 30, 2006
- 17:20
Golds lift TSX to new high
Inflation worries drag Dow lower
- By: IE Staff
- March 30, 2006 March 30, 2006
- 17:10
U.S. Fed proposes implementing Basel II requirements for large international banks
Rule would require large banks operating in the U.S. to enhance risk measurement, management
- By: James Langton
- March 30, 2006 March 30, 2006
- 16:58