Industry

Sandwich generation healthy, wealthy…and worried

Canadian parents who also provide support to their own parents are in better physical, psychological and financial health than the average Canadian, but the sandwich generation is also concerned about the impact that eldercare is having on their own lives.

By Staff |October 11, 2011

2 min read

Europe pulls a Jekyll and Hyde

While this week brought us some influential manufacturing and employment data out of the U.S., the driver of the capital markets continued to be Europe. The week had a dreadful start as fears continued to escalate that European governments were ill prepared to deal with the potential fallout from a sovereign debt default, namely Greece.

By Gareth Watson |October 11, 2011

5 min read

How high can gold go? Just watch

Anyone buying into the thesis that gold represents an asset bubble about to burst should look at the balance sheet deterioration of the U.S. and Europe.

By Staff |October 10, 2011

3 min read

Emerging markets to retain growth advantage

The pace of economic activity in developed economies will be quite slow and uneven through 2012, while moderating output growth in the larger and faster-paced emerging economies is forecast to remain comparatively strong, according to a report from Scotia Economics.

By Staff |October 10, 2011

3 min read