Economics

Investors demanding stability, security over gains

More and more, Canadians are considering safer investment options. On-going global market volatility and a host of other factors which raise the spectre of the 2008 downturn have spooked investors, this according to a BMO survey.

By John Powell |September 30, 2011

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Canada’s immunity to risk debated

As the world economy stares into the abyss, the path to recovery seems long and painful. And as a massive flight to safety continues among nervous investors, many of the world's developed economies face a bumpy ride ahead.

By Staff |September 28, 2011

1 min read

Industry

Weekly Pulse: What happened? Last week’s markets explained

While this week had five days to it, investors will only remember what happened during the second half of the week as a number of different markets came under considerable selling pressure.

By Gareth Watson |September 26, 2011

5 min read

Economic Indicators

No end for current malaise: Krugman

American economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is offering a vague and mildly pessimistic near-term prognosis of the global economy, including a hint that Canada’s fate may yet follow that of the U.S.

By Jody White, Canadian Business |September 22, 2011

2 min read

U.S. Fed between rock and a hard place

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke just can’t win. The markets are pressuring him to take more action to stimulate growth and assuage investor fears, while GOP presidential candidates are leaning for less action.

By Staff |September 19, 2011

1 min read

Weekly Pulse: Fed could twist the curve

As expected, equity and fixed income markets took their cues from the ebb and flow of news out of Europe this week. The appetite for risk was initially quite weak following Moody’s credit downgrade of two French banks and news that another rogue trader (this time, one at UBS) had lost as much as U$2 billion due to unauthorized trading. Makes you wonder what would have happened had he earned rather than lost the $2 billion? Investor sentiment shifted in decided fashion on reports that China was now in talks with Italy and looking to invest in Italian bonds and other strategic assets.

By David Andrews |September 19, 2011

3 min read

Canadian economy slow, but positive

Keep calm and carry on; Canada is okay. That was the overall message given by a panel of chief economists from Canada’s big five banks, who spoke at the Economic Club’s Emergency Economic Outlook today.

By Tammy Burns |September 8, 2011

2 min read

Weekly Pulse: The number is…zero thousand

While the trading week had five days, it was really only Friday to which investors were looking forward. Indeed, the U.S. Labour Department released its monthly employment report showing that absolutely no jobs were gained or lost in the month of August, even after Wednesday’s ADP report suggested that 91,000 private jobs had been created.

By Gareth Watson |September 6, 2011

4 min read

Economics

Investors demanding stability, security over gains

Canada’s immunity to risk debated

Weekly Pulse: What happened? Last week’s markets explained

No end for current malaise: Krugman

U.S. Fed between rock and a hard place

Weekly Pulse: Fed could twist the curve

Moody’s socks French banks

Canadian economy slow, but positive

Weekly Pulse: The number is…zero thousand

Flagging consumer confidence points to recession