Economic Indicators

Are oil prices too low?

Oil prices critically affect the North American economy, so what if they went down? Craig Porter, Front Street Capital, says it's a fine line; companies can explore and profit at lower prices, but if the drop is too steep, growth will be stunted.

By Martha Porado |June 12, 2012

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Central banks hog the limelight

Last week, every major central bank had something to say. As a result, macroeconomics and monetary policy drove markets.

By Gareth Watson |June 11, 2012

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Morning roundup: Spain deal; Goldman witness skips trial

We’re committed to keeping you and your clients up-to-date with global industry news. Every morning, we offer articles from around the web. Here are some selections: Spain deal turns attention to Greece After spending a week insisting its banks didn’t need a bailout, Spain went hat in hand to European central bankers to secure a […]

By Staff |June 8, 2012

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Morning roundup: Facebook returns questioned; Low interest rates harm retirees

We’re committed to keeping you and your clients up-to-date with global industry news. Every morning, we offer articles from around the web. Here are some selections: Spain to request EU bank aid on Saturday On Saturday Spain may become the fourth country to seek assistance since in the inception of European debt crisis. According to […]

By Staff |June 8, 2012

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Who’s Canada’s top 1%? It may not be you

Over the last three decades, the rich have gotten richer in Canada, with individual income inequality growing by 16%. Families have been affected, but the greatest divide is between individuals, with the top 1 % scoring incomes fourteen times larger than the average Canadian.

June 7, 2012

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Morning roundup: China lowers lending rate; Goldman names fewer partners

We’re committed to keeping you and your clients up-to-date with global industry news. Every morning, we offer articles from around the web. Here are some selections: China lowers benchmark lending rate China has cut its benchmark lending rate for the first time in nearly four years, in an effort to prevent further economic slowdown. The […]

By Staff |June 7, 2012

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Canada’s fortunes tied to China’s

Canada is a resource-rich nation, and such stocks make up about half the S&P/TSX Index. Yet “resources are only really meant to be 5%-to-10% of your portfolio,” says Craig Porter, a fund manager at Front Street Capital.

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Republicans vote against equal pay

Presidential election years are touchy things. Back in 1992 Alan Greenspan aggressively pushed down interest rates in an attempt to save his friend George H.W. Bush from the recession triggered by the Gulf War and decreases in military spending spurred by the fall of the Soviet Union. It didn’t work, but the Fed was accused […]

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Economic Indicators

Are oil prices too low?

Central banks hog the limelight

Morning roundup: Spain deal; Goldman witness skips trial

Morning roundup: Facebook returns questioned; Low interest rates harm retirees

Banks are never too-big-to-fail: IIF

Who’s Canada’s top 1%? It may not be you

When markets give you volatility, invest

Morning roundup: China lowers lending rate; Goldman names fewer partners

Canada’s fortunes tied to China’s

Republicans vote against equal pay