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Is it time to temper outsized risk appetites?

Evidence suggests both you and your clients might be too bullish

By Staff |February 2, 2018

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Economic Indicators

What U.S. government shutdown means for GDP, markets

Update on Jan. 22, 2018, at 2 p.m.: A Senate agreement has reopened the U.S. federal government. The U.S. government has been shut down since midnight on Friday—and that could negatively affect growth in Q1, says TD senior economist Leslie Preston in a weekly economics report. The last 16-day shutdown lowered real GDP by 0.3 […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |January 22, 2018

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Economic Indicators

Economic news and risks to monitor next week

A look at what's coming up on the economic calendar

By Staff |January 19, 2018

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Industry

Equity returns, rate hikes and risks: experts weigh in

Will 2018 see a market correction?

By Michelle Schriver |January 5, 2018

5 min read

Why Canada’s IPO market was a 2017 success story

Canada’s initial public offering (IPO) market forged ahead in 2017, thanks to a strong fourth quarter and a resurgence in mining. In fact, IPOs in Canada raced across the finish line to post a $5.1-billion, five-year record for total proceeds raised from new equity issues, reveals the annual PwC survey. The recovery of the Canadian […]

By Staff |January 3, 2018

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Pot market worth up to $6.2 billion in 2015

The estimated Canadian market for cannabis was between $5 billion and $6.2 billion in 2015, reveals StatsCan in a report. Those figures are based on consumption of about 678 tonnes, at a price of $7.14 to $8.84 per gram. In contrast, a 2013 government report says alcoholic drinks represent a market size of about $37 […]

By Staff |December 18, 2017

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What’s more important for equities than U.S. tax reform

U.S. tax cuts have been on the agenda since President Trump was elected. Now, with both House and Senate bills passed, tax reform might soon be a reality. (For differences between the two bills, read this BMO report.) The anticipation of tax reform has helped fuel the recent bull charge in equities on the Dow […]

By Staff |December 4, 2017

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Middlefield Group’s European fund completes $85-million IPO

Middlefield Group says its European Focused Dividend Fund has completed an initial public offering of 8,500,000 units at a price of $10 per unit, for gross proceeds of $85 million. The units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol EF.UN. The fund’s actively managed portfolio primarily holds dividend-paying securities of issuers that […]

By Staff |November 24, 2017

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Markets

Is it time to temper outsized risk appetites?

What U.S. government shutdown means for GDP, markets

Economic news and risks to monitor next week

Equity returns, rate hikes and risks: experts weigh in

Why Canada’s IPO market was a 2017 success story

Pot market worth up to $6.2 billion in 2015

Will Bitcoin ‘mania’ keep growing?

What’s more important for equities than U.S. tax reform

Alberta man faces $50K penalty, multiple bans

Middlefield Group’s European fund completes $85-million IPO