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Canadian economic growth, bank earnings and the push to use public land for housing: Must-read business and investing stories
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. Statistics Canada will release this morning its reading on how the economy fared in the first three months of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Will the Bank of Canada get caught behind the curve again?
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem participates in a news conference on the Bank of Canada’s release of the 2024 Financial Stability Report, in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
economy
GDP growth underwhelms, bolstering case for Bank of Canada rate cut in June
A Japanese company has announced that it will build an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario's Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda's supply chain in the province. Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Odds now heavily favour BoC rate cut next week after unexpectedly soft GDP data: traders and economists
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem waits to appear before the Senate Finance Committee, in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
european business
Euro zone inflation rose in May in new signal for ECB caution on rates
FILE PHOTO: A woman shops at Campo de' Fiori market in Rome, Italy, June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
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Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Pedestrians walk past the RBC sign outside the bank's downtown office tower in Toronto on April 7 2016.
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How much did Gildan’s CEO battle cost its shareholders? Take our business and investing news quiz
Gildan Activewear Inc. CEO Glenn Chamandy, left and chairman Michael Kneeland look on following their annual meeting in Montreal, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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The close: Month-end repositioning spurs late-day stock rally
Trader Anthony Confusione works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 30.
decoder
Canada’s job vacancy roller coaster ride is over
A construction worker using a headlamp and a flashlight is seen inside a building under construction at the Vancouver House project, as heavy rain streams down the windows, in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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BMO restores online banking services after technical problem overnight
FILE PHOTO: A Bank of Montreal (BMO) logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
The new CIBC logo in CIBC Square is photographed on Mar 7, 2022.
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CIBC earnings beat estimates, building on earlier momentum
A CIBC sign is shown in Toronto's financial district on February 26, 2009. CIBC and a group of international banks have announced plans for a voluntary carbon marketplace pilot that will help make it easier for companies to buy carbon offsets.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A cyclist rides by the BMO branch at King and Bay St in Toronto, Tuesday August 18, 2015
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RBC reports rise in second-quarter profit on strength in domestic lending business
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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CIBC reports second-quarter profit of $1.75-billion, up from $1.69-billion a year ago
CIBC is making changes to its executive team as it looks to strengthen its senior leadership. The new CIBC logo displayed on a flag in front of its headquarters in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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The close: TSX rallies as RBC notches biggest gains in four years
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 26.
canada
Evening Update: Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah
An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) operates, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, May 29, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
economy
Canada’s residential mortgage debt hits $2.16-trillion amid slowest growth in 23 years: CMHC
Mortgage experts expect the Bank of Canada's decision to hold the interest rate to add heat to the country's real estate markets. A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
u.s. business
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he and bank’s board will do ‘right thing’ on succession
FILE PHOTO: Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) speaks to the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo
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Former Goldman Sachs executive Beth Hammack to replace Loretta Mester as Cleveland Fed president
FILE PHOTO: Loretta Mester, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, speaks at a conference at the Columbia University in New York, U.S., February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Lananh Nguyen/File Photo
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A breakdown of the big Canadian banks’ second-quarter earnings
Pedestrians walking past a Royal Bank of Canada branch at the corner of Yonge St. and Adelaide St. East are photographed on May 15, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
Towers of the TD Centre, left, and the Bank of Montreal on Toronto's Bay St. are pictured on Dec. 6 2017.
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National Bank beats quarterly profit estimates, increases provisions for bad loans
A National Bank sign is seen Monday, May 30, 2016 in Montreal. National Bank of Canada raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit rose to $604 million compared with $566 million in the same period a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Bank of Montreal impaired loan provisions mount as U.S. business faces pressure
A sign for the Bank of Montreal on the side of an office building at King St. West and Bay St. in Toronto’s Financial District, is photographed on May 15, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
market news
The close: TSX falls the most in three months as BMO tumbles, bond yields rise
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 24.
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Contra Guys: Why we’re expecting a double from this financial stock
Benj Gallander and Ben Stadelmann
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TD Bank’s credit rating outlook revised to ‘negative’ by Fitch
FILE PHOTO: The Toronto-Dominion (TD) bank logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Scotiabank expects high rates to take multiple quarters to ease, putting continued pressure on customers
Scotiabank says it is closing eight branches across rural Newfoundland. The Bank of Nova Scotia, or Scotiabank, signage is pictured in the financial district in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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Nasdaq closes above 17,000 for first time, powered by Nvidia
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 24.
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Canadian dollar rises to five-day high as wholesale trade jumps in April
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Why it’s time to join the crowds leaving a former favourite parking spot for investing cash
Rob Carrick
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The close: TSX higher as commodity prices climb
alternative investments
Why this money manager thinks investors should get off the sidelines but still be defensive
Illustration of Chris Kerlow for The Mover. June 23/24, 2023. Illustration by Joel Kimmel
alternative investments
Why rising interest in traditional fixed income is not affecting alternatives
A man looks up as he leans a red ladder against a tall stack of coins that is topped with an interest rate symbol.