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Andrew Coyne points out some startling figures about the Canada Pension Plan, on which the majority of Canadians depend for retirement income. See " Canada Pension Plan gets lucky with active management, for now ." Here are some key takeaways: Switching to a new "active" management strateg...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said a meeting with President Donald Trump was "productive" regarding the prospects of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact, CNBC reports. More news on: iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF, iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Mexico Fund, Financial stocks news, News on the U....

Canadian employment was up 27.7K jobs last month vs. estimates for just 5K. This after a record-breaking April jobs gain of 106.5K. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, iShares MSCI Canada ETF, iShares MSCI Canada Small Cap Index ETF, Global news and forex, St...

Risk assets have taken a fresh thumping in May. As of last night, the S&P 500 index was down 5.5% on the month, with energy (-9.2%), technology (-8%), materials (-7.4%), industrials (-7.1%) and financials (-5.6%) faring worst, and so-called 'defensives': real estate (-.05%), utilities (-1....

The Bank of Canada left rates steady in its most recent announcement and sees evidence the economic slowdown in late 2018 and early 2019 is ending. Anthony Okolie talks with Derek Burleton , Deputy Chief Economist, TD Read more ...

Canada's central bank maintains its target for the overnight rate at 1.75%. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, iShares MSCI Canada ETF, SPDR MSCI Canada Quality Mix ETF, Global news and forex, Financial stocks news, News on ETFs, Read more ...

Canada has taken a first step toward ratifying a new North American trade agreement after the U.S. struck deals on May 17 to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, iShares MSCI Canada ETF, iShares MSCI Canada Small Cap In...

Canada’s big banks are laggards on the TSX this year. What is to blame? Slowing growth or a potential spike in credit losses? Kim Parlee speaks with Mario Mendonca, Managing Director at TD Read more ...

The Bank of Canada ((BOC)) last week flagged the fragile nature of highly indebted Canadian households and said 42% of households would struggle to refinance their mortgage if home prices fall 20%. While mortgage and real estate brokers are calling for a re-softening of lending standards in th...

One of the subtle issues with recession analysis is defining when they occur. For the United States, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has managed to become the authoritative source for recession dating, whereas for other countries, the dating process is less clear. In Canada, th...