FCAN News and Press, FIRST TR EXCH ALPH From 03/31/20

The past five years have been unkind to the Canadian energy sector and its investors. A hypothetical C$100 investment in the S&P/TSX Composite Index would have grown to just shy of C$120 today even after the sustained market decline of the past several weeks. In contrast, the same inve...

The Bank of Canada's planned large-scale asset purchases are targeted at easing strains in the credit market and not the yield curve, said its governor, Stephen Poloz in a press conference after the central bank made an unscheduled rate cut and announced new asset purchase programs. More...

Canada's central bank cuts its overnight rate by 50 basis points to 0.5% in an unscheduled move to support the Canadian financial system and to the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, JPMorgan Beta...

Since the Canadian economy is more susceptible to global growth and energy shocks, and Canadian households are more leveraged, the impact of the novel coronavirus on the Canadian economy could be larger, and the subsequent recession deeper, than what will be experienced in the U.S. In fact, ...

By Kurt Reiman, Daniel Donato Canadian equities extended their losses last week, though fell slightly less than the U.S. market, bringing the one-month decline in the S&P/TSX Composite Index from its peak on February 20 to nearly 34%. Kurt and Daniel break down recent developments in ...

There's a headline no one thought we'd ever see. And this: More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF, First Trust Canada AlphaDex ETF, , News on ETFs, Read more ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to introduce a stimulus package totaling C$82B (US$56.7B), made up of C$27B in direct support for individuals and companies and C$55B in tax deferrals for households and businesses. More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares...

Kurt and Daniel weigh in with their perspectives on a strong coordinated policy response during a highly volatile week and what it means for Canadian financial markets. Fiscal, monetary and regulatory authorities are coming to the rescue with aggressive and coordinated stimulus measures: ...

Canada’s banks have been underperformers in recent quarters. Mario Mendonca, Managing Director at TD Securities, looks at what to expect as they deal with the increasing uncertainty created by the growing COVID-19 outbreak. Original Read more ...

One of Canada's banking regulators is lowering the domestic stability buffer that domestic systemically important banks ((D-SIBs)) are required to hold to 1.00% of risk weighted assets from 2.25%, effective immediately. More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Canadi...