Economy

Global growth hinges on fiscal stimulus: OECD

Global economic growth is expected to pick up modestly in 2018, but there are hurdles.

By Staff |March 7, 2017

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Is Europe next for election shock?

With the Netherlands holding elections next week, followed by France, Germany and Italy soon after, Europe could be the next region in line post-election market shocks. But political risks are probably overstated, says Richard Turnill, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock, in a weekly commentary. For instance, he points to polls suggesting a wide-margin loss […]

By Staff |March 6, 2017

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Fed hike on the way, hints Yellen

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled Friday that the Fed will likely resume raising interest rates later this month.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |March 3, 2017

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China, U.S. equity fund indices up 5.1% in February: Morningstar

Forty-one of Morningstar Canada’s 44 fund indices increased during the month of February, reveals a preliminary report by Morningstar Research. In fact, 20 indices increased by more than 2%. The indices measure the aggregate returns of funds in various standard categories. Most stock market indices outside Canada were positive in February, while the Canadian dollar […]

By Staff |March 2, 2017

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