Canadians snap up foreign stocks
Investment outpaces domestic firms
Total purchases of foreign securities so far this year rises to $68.5 billion
Canadian investors scooped up $2.6 billion worth of international securities in September, down from $12.4 billion the previous month, Statistics Canada said today.Meanwhile, European and U.S. investors sold Canadian securities, mostly shares of resource companies, in September, a reversal from the heavy buying that had taken place since January, StatsCan said.Total purchases of foreign securities […]
Good foreign policy equals good domestic policy, Waugh says
Significant pullback in purchases by non-residents in August
And U.S. investors acquire second-highest amount of Canadian bonds on record
Foreign purchases of Canadian securities decline
Canadian acquire $4.7 billion of foreign securities
Energy industry draws foreign capital to Canada