Our Canadian Economy: Some Encouraging News ...

... or are we being lulled into false reassurance?Two bits of news reports. First one (emphasis added) ... have been battering the Canadian economy, including: The strains on financial markets caused by the growing credit ... its Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Canada said growth is expected to pick up over the remainder of 2009 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 23:30:00

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Eco ‘credit crunch’ warning

The World Wide Fund for Nature has released the latest of its Living Planet reports, ... change. The report also found Canada has the 12th largest water footprint, with the average Canadian ... s report is being compared to the financial crisis. “The recent downturn in the global economy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 16:24:27

7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy

... and credit card statements and report and discrepancies immediately. Never give your credit card number over ... Image via Wikipedia Posted in Money Matters Here in Canada, there are Federal and Provincial [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 17:32:46

Real Estate Market News: Morning Edition

Housing sales fall sharply in Canada: MLS ... markets on shaky ground. Report on Business...Canadian Market News: Credit Crunch & Stock Market ... in November — the lowest level recorded since January 2001, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday.” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 15:54:30

Following the Market Dive

Following the Market Dive By Mike Nizza The Closing Bell, 4:05 p.m. To end the day, an A.P ... on the economic situation up north. Updated: A government report on Friday morning showing that Canada ... whose Conservative Party faces the voters on Tuesday. As the credit crisis expanded in the United [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:16:38

Ringing the R-Word Alarm

There are two distinct paths a state can go down in dealing with the credit crisis ... intervention in the banking sector, insisting Canada could weather the storm. Now, a report by Eoin [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 15:22:38

The Teflon Maple Leaf: TD Securities

Eric Lascelles, TD Securities’ Chief Economics Strategist, points out that the Canada has the highest sovereign debt ratings in the world, ... Canada over the U.S. in bonds. Third, throughout the credit crunch, Canadian bonds have been less ... in his latest report, “The Teflon Maple Leaf.” Lascelles points to several key areas: A peek [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 22:03:35

Junior Mining Stocks: Canada’s Subprime

Source: The Gold Report - Trey Wasser, Pilot Point Partners 12/12/2008 Prior to the recent market meltdown, ... bear market. Then the credit markets collapsed in September 2008. This caused another leg down which ... of easy credit, wild speculation and an “it’s different this time” attitude, many investors [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:30:10

Latest News in Goverment Grants and Debt Relief - Jan 06, 2009

Obama supports $300-billion tax-cut plan - Globe and Mail 6 Jan 2009 at 4:29am Fake Name from Canada writes: ... As the global financial crisis deepens, Report on Business writers examine and explain the turmoil in credit and stock markets. Here, we answer your questions daily, with the most recent at the top [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:26:07

Another Environmental “Solution” Starts To Fall Apart: EU Infatuation With Ethanol Grows Cold - Canada, Too [Reader Post]

Give some credit to environmentalists: they don’t just tell us that we are killing the Earth they do frequently have “environmentally sound” ... of biofuels. At the same time, a new report for the British government cast fresh doubt on using ... down, citing a newly released report warning that current targets for biofuel production could cause [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 17:21:35

TD Rate Down 0.15%

That is the epilogue to the Bank of Canada rates dropping by 0.25% yesterday, so TD again shaves 0 ... back that 0.1% is if they find they are losing income from people with loans or lines of Credit taking ... , I will investigate and report on them). It’s interesting that TD announced their “prime” to be 4.00 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 10:40:15

Canada is in recession

WASHINGTON - THE World Bank offered a grim 2009 outlook on Tuesday of just 0 ... for US automakers hung in the balance. In its 'Global Economic Prospects' report, the World Bank ... credit crisis hits rich and poor nations alike. Developing countries' economies would likely expand [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:35:00

Wildfires Cause Cooling in Arctic

wildfire image credit: Getty Images/NASA Wildfires in Alaska and Canada Had Net Cooling Effect Proving that climate science can be anything but intuitive, researchers report that large wildfires could have a net cooling effect. Led by Robert ... and Canadian wilderness in 2004. The work is credited with creating a better understanding [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 14:23:49

Could it be that the Banks and Flaherty are both right?

The worst global financial crisis since 1932 was born out of loose lending practices in the subprime market, ... doing what they can to do business with “credit worthy” clients. For our own part, I can report ... but that’s not going to stop Canadian politicians from demanding that Canada’s banking fraternity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:00:39

Bell Canada Debating KPMG, Unwilling to Re-Price LBO

Two days after BCE (BCE), owner of Canadian encumbant telco Bell Canada, ... equity firms, a report today in Canadian paper The Financial Post says that the company’s board ... is telling BCE that times have changed, credit markets are in a state of unprecedented upheaval [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 21:24:36

Bank of Canada - Another 0.75% Cut (Prime Now at 3.25%)

Prime rate has been cut by 0.75% by Bank of Canada.Current Prime Rate: 3 ... strained. Measures taken by major governments are beginning to encourage credit flows, although ... of the last Monetary Policy Report in October. Several factors are helping to counterbalance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 18:22:00

CREDIT CRUNCH NEWS - Text of the ANC's 2009 election manifesto - Politicsweb

Text of the ANC's 2009 election manifestoPoliticsweb, ... plan rulesPulse 24, Canada - 10 minutes ago(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson) TOROTNO — The federal ... report said. NATO and the European Union have warships patrolling the Gulf of ...in DWP NewsIndian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:55:00

Canada and the US decline in economic freedom

Each year the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute, Washington D.C's Cato Institute and over 70 other think-tanks from around the world put out a report called ... to sound money; 4) freedom to trade internationally; and 5) regulation of credit, labor and business [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 00:42:28

Bank of Canada lowers bank rate by three quarters of a percent!

The bank of Canada just announced a huge reduction in the prime interest rate ... governments are beginning to encourage credit flows, although it will take some time before conditions ... profile for core inflation than had been projected at the time of the last Monetary Policy Report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:14:28

Eric Margolis: Send America to Rehab

For the complete report from The Huffington Post click on this link Send America to Rehab The US economy must be weaned off credit addiction ... . The economy needs a period of austerity in which remaining credit bubbles, bad debt, and financial ... is a sign of utter desperation and an act of folly. Once investors realize that Europe, Canada [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:28:55

Bank of Canada overnight rate statement

From the BoC Web site: OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by three-quarters of a ... to encourage credit flows, although it will take some time before conditions in financial markets ... inflation than had been projected at the time of the last Monetary Policy Report in October. Several [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:04:00

Bank of Canada drops Interest Rate by .75%

Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by three-quarters of a ... to encourage credit flows, although it will take some time before conditions in financial markets ... inflation than had been projected at the time of the last Monetary Policy Report in October. Several [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 17:19:05

The Areas Of My Expertise

So it's not quite a Daily Show-esque "senior energy analyst" credit - not yet - but keen-eyed readers of the Edmonton Journal ( ... at the bottom of an article about a new Pembina Institute report recommending my home province ... from the spokesman for Alberta energy giant Epcor, which holds the No. 7 spot on the list of Canada's biggest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:52:51

Bank of Canada Drops Prime 0.75%

The Bank of Canada surprised most by lowering the overnight target rate by 0.75% to 1.5%. There was talk of as much as 0 ... are beginning to encourage credit flows, although it will take some time before conditions in financial ... profile for core inflation than had been projected at the time of the last Monetary Policy Report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:15:22

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