Economic Indicators

Insider trading more common than you think

Before market moving deals are made, information often seeps out, to the benefit of a few individuals, finds a new study.

By Staff |June 18, 2014

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Europe’s negative rates provide opportunity

The European Central Bank’s unprecedented move to push deposit rates into negative territory presents advisors and money managers with a trigger to diversify away from the U.S.

By Satish Sarangarajan |June 13, 2014

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Carney gets power to ban risky mortgages

The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) will soon have the power to force banks to adopt lending practices aimed at preventing an overheated housing market, reports the BBC.

By Staff |June 12, 2014

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Moody’s goes negative on Canadian banks

Outlooks for Canada’s seven largest banks have been downgraded from stable to negative by Moody’s Investor Service, the Financial Post reports.

By Staff |June 11, 2014

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