Economy

Which U.S. banks topped Q4 earnings estimates?

Major U.S. banks are reporting Q4 earnings.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |January 13, 2017

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Home prices to slow down from biggest annual gain in a decade

Canada’s residential real estate prices gained 13% in Q4 from a year earlier, recording the highest year-over-year rise in more than a decade, Royal LePage says. The aggregate residential price rose to $558,153, largely supported by gains in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Vancouver. Read: Toronto-area home sales hit record in 2016 But expect […]

By Staff |January 12, 2017

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Corporate bonds will keep paying off

Five years ago, Patrick O’Toole said he was maintaining overweights in corporate bonds. He explains why that was the right move.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |January 12, 2017

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Why disability insurance claims rise with economic growth

Group long-term disability (LTD) rates rise and fall with the cyclical movement of economic growth, RBC Insurance research shows. The research indicates that contrary to what advisors might think, as GDP accelerates, there’s an increase in LTD claims. When GDP drops, so do the claims. Why would this be? It’s similar to how a prolonged […]

By Staff |January 11, 2017

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