pandemic – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:25:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png pandemic – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Fed’s new challenge: Spend-happy consumers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/feds-new-challenge-spend-happy-consumers/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:25:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484932 Work-from-home trend, wealthy retirees drive shifts in U.S. consumer patterns

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]]> CSA issues guidance on virtual shareholder meetings https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/csa-issues-guidance-on-virtual-shareholder-meetings/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:43:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480903 Shareholder advocates have argued they haven't been able to participate fully when AGMs are online

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]]> Deadline to receive partial CEBA loan forgiveness looms for Canadian businesses https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/deadline-to-receive-partial-ceba-loan-forgiveness-looms-for-canadian-businesses/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:53:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478832 Almost 900,000 businesses received an interest-free CEBA loan during the pandemic, securing up to $60,000

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]]> Life expectancy declines for third straight year, StatsCan reports https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/life-expectancy-declines-for-third-straight-year-statscan-reports/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:43:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=476128 Deaths from Covid-19 reached their highest level in 2022

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]]> Premiers ask federal government for Covid-19 small-business loan extension https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/premiers-ask-federal-government-for-covid-19-small-business-loan-extension/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:09:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=473789 Additional year for repayment is requested

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]]> Hedge funds intensified March 2020 market turmoil: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/hedge-funds-intensified-march-2020-market-turmoil-report/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:18:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469573 BoC research found that hedge funds joined the selling action in bond markets

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]]> Trade shifts from friend to foe for central bankers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/trade-shifts-from-friend-to-foe-for-central-bankers/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:09:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=468080 Waning globalization complicates BoC's inflation challenge, TD report says

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]]> G20 growth jumps in Q1: OECD https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/g20-growth-jumps-in-q1-oecd/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:01:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=467306 China's reopening powers GDP acceleration

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]]> Excess household savings may help economy avoid harsher downturn: BMO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/excess-household-savings-may-help-economy-avoid-harsher-downturn-bmo/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:50:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=460683 Top 40% of households put more into their savings

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]]> Pandemic turns payrolls into a lagging indicator https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/pandemic-turns-payrolls-into-a-lagging-indicator/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:06:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=459248 Job market still playing catchup, even as demand is slowing, Fitch says

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