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Desperate times = positive returns

Does this equation make sense to you? Probably not, but it’s what the Japanese are experiencing right now.

By Gareth Watson |May 13, 2013

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Canadian manufacturing output remains weak Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Canadian manufacturing output remains weak

The Canadian manufacturing sector stagnated in April, which is an improvement from the contraction seen in March, notes the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index. Read: Small biz confidence inches downward in April The index, designed to provide a single-figure snapshot of the health of the manufacturing sector, registered 50.1 in April, slightly above the […]

By Staff |May 1, 2013

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Canadian manufacturing falls to 9-month low

Canada's manufacturing sector grew only modestly in October, with the rate of expansion dropping to the weakest it’s been since January.

By Staff |November 1, 2012

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Scotiabank Commodity Price Index drops in July

Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index inched down 0.4% last month. The pace of the decline slowed from June’s sharp 4%. “In recent weeks, riskier assets like oil and equities have been buoyed by expectations of further Federal Reserve monetary policy easing or a major bond purchase program by the European Central Bank,” says Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, […]

By Staff |August 30, 2012

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