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Canada's labor market takes a beating, losing almost 2M jobs in April as non-essential businesses shuttered to slow the spread of COVID-19. More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF, Global news and forex, Ne...
By Kurt Reiman, Daniel Donato The Ministry of Finance appointed the 10 th governor of the Bank of Canada last week amid an unprecedented economic slowdown, pickup in fiscal deficits and central bank purchases of government bonds. Kurt and Daniel explore what large-scale asset purchases a...
Bank of Canada names Tiff Macklem from the University of Toronto as its next governor, succeeding Stephen S. Poloz, who leaves the central bank in June. More news on: Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, iShares MSCI Canada ETF, JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF, Global news ...
Following the fastest 37% drop in stock markets ever (February 19 to March 23), short-covering and dip-buying bought a sharp bounce in April. Regret over losses quickly morphed to fear of missing gains as risky assets rallied and speculators piled on. It is important to understand that dramati...
Anthony Okolie recaps the biggest news of the day, including the latest COVID-19 developments, followed by a conversation with Scott Colbourne, Managing Director, Global Active Fixed Income, TD Asset Management, about the Fed's pledge to keep rates near zero to support the economy through...
By Kurt Reiman, Daniel Donato Record-breaking declines in Canadian economic activity failed to interfere with gains in risk assets last week. Kurt and Daniel put all the events of the past week in context and provide some thoughts on the outlook from here. Statistics Canada reported a ...
The Bank of Canada keeps its overnight rate at 0.25%, indicating that's the lowest it will go, and starts two new programs to keep markets functioning. More news on: iShares MSCI Canada ETF, Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF, JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF, Global news a...
By Kurt Reiman, Daniel Donato Kurt and Daniel discuss why effective policy coordination is key to supporting a swift economic recovery and avoiding a protracted slowdown, as well as some of the investment implications. Last week's March Labour Force Survey provided the first glimpse ...
Following a week when European and UK regulators urged their banks to end dividend payments, Daniel and Kurt weigh in on the prospects for Canadian bank dividends and the associated risks. Canada's banking regulator, rightly sensing a pickup in loan losses and wanting to avoid a sharp tigh...
Anthony Okolie recaps the biggest news of the day including the latest COVID-19 developments, followed by a conversation between Kim Parlee and Rob Vanderhooft, CIO, TD Asset Management, on the state of the financial markets and the shape of a potential recovery. Original Read mor...