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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...
The Bank of Canada cuts its overnight rate by 50 basis points to 0.75% in an unexpected move, only nine days after it cut the rate by 50 bps to 1.25%, and says it's ready to adjust monetary policy further if required. More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian...
As I explained in February, coronavirus is a catalyst, not a cause , of a much-deserved and synchronized repricing in global asset markets. If you thought rising corporate security prices the past couple of years were justified but that recent declines are "irrational", you've missed the plot...
Canada Transport Minister Garneau says the country is " many, many weeks" away from a return to normal for freight rail traffic, as blockades by anti-pipeline protesters could detract from Canada's Q1 economic growth. More news on: Canadian National Railway Company, Canadian Pacific Railw...
Should the Federal Reserve emulate Canada in respect to the central bank's operating system? Marc Lavoie is a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa and the author of a recent article on the Bank of Canada's operating system. Marc is also the coauthor of a popular textbook titl...
The inflation story in Canada and the United States has not been particularly exciting for some time, and I am not in a position to argue that this will change anytime soon. I just want to update a chart that I think is extremely useful when discussing the alleged external constraint on floati...
As the coronavirus drives up market volatility, investors should remain focused on other factors that could impact investments in the long term. Rob Vanderhooft, CIO, TD Asset Management discusses the state of the longest running economic expansion, and what it means for stocks, bonds and...