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Foreign Appetite for U.S. Treasuries is Dampened by a Stronger Dollar
Foreign interest in U.S. Treasuries is on the decline as a stronger dollar and aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve dampen that appetite, said Daniel Kruger, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
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Canadians eye their mortgages as interest rate is hiked | Debt Nation
The Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate today, from 1.5 to 1.75 per cent. Canadians with variable-rate debt could quickly feel that pinch, but even some homeowners with fixed-rate mortgages are becoming more worried about their...
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Overseas Investors Lose Appetite For U.S. Debt.
Investors overseas are losing their appetite for U.S. debt. Foreign buyers now hold 41 percent of outstanding Treasury debt, marking their lowest share in 15 years. If the trend continues, the U.S. dollar may weaken and interest rates...
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Canadians are swimming in more than $2 trillion of debt | Debt Nation
Canadians are positively swimming in debt. More than $2 trillion, in fact, according to the latest numbers from the Bank of Canada. That's up by almost four per cent in the past year, despite repeated dire warnings from economists,...
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How deep is the debt?
Peter Armstrong looks at what would move Canadians from debt concerns to debt crisis
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The perils of long-term car loans
Heather Hiscox speaks to Mohamed Bouchama of Car Help Canada who offers tips on how to avoid the pitfalls of long-term loans.
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Avoiding the pitfalls of long car loans
Canadians are increasingly turning to long-term loans to purchase their automobiles. Heather Hiscox speaks to Mohamed Bouchama of Car Help Canada, who provides tips on how to buy a car and avoid the pitfalls of long-term loans.
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Dow Down Over 1,000 Points Over Two-Day Span
Stocks continued their slide in volatile trading Thursday. Some tech stocks rebounded, albeit slightly, while President Trump continued his attacks on the Fed.
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Brussels tells Italy: Respect budgetary rules like everybody else
Brussels is preparing to get tough with Rome. In an interview with the Italian press in Brussels, the President of the European Commission expresses concerns on the draft budgetary plan that Italy sent to the European Commission on...
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Tensions run high as Brussels reviews Italy's draft budget
For the first time ever, the European Commission could reject a budget proposal from one of its member states — and that could be Italy. Italy’s populist government submitted its budget proposal on Monday. It includes basic income for...
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Italy in clash with European Commission over 2019 budget
Italy's new government proposed a 2019 budget with a deficit three times larger than the previous administration's target, setting up a clash with the European Commission and sparking a sell-off of state bonds. The government offered a...
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EU warns Italy to cuts its spending as debt fears increase
EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici has again warned Italy that it must keep its national debt under control. Italy's populist government will have to submit its draft budget for next year by mid-October....
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Your Financial Adviser Is Going to Be Replaced (By a Computer)
Pefin, a start-up, wants to bring machine learning to financial advice. Ramya Joseph,the company's founder, said the need for more tailored and advanced financial planning was borne out of the financial crisis.
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10 Years Later: How Fintech Emerged From the Financial Crisis
Fintech start-up Pefin wants to bring machine learning to financial advice. Ramya Joseph, the company's founder, said one of the lessons from the collapse of Lehman Brothers 10 years ago was that people can't rely solely on investing,...
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10 Years Later: How the Financial Crisis Changed the Way Millennials Look at Money
Digital adviser Pefin incorpoates machine learning with financial advice. Ramya Joseph, the company's founder, told us she started the company after helping her father get through the last recession.
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Canadians' indebtedness a concern amid rising interest rates | Debt Nation
Our weekend business panel discusses the Bank of Canada's interest rate hike and what it means for Canadians' debt levels.
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China says new U.S. trade tariffs will harm the world
China has said it will have to take what it called necessary counter-measures after the U.S announced plans for more tariffs on imports. The Asian giant says it's shocked and that the proposals will harm the world. It's been just a few...
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Why Investors (Sometimes) Don't Care About Massive Debt
Netflix and Amazon are billions of dollars in debt, but investors don’t care. Debt can be a burden to businesses, and too much debt can be a reason for investors to shy away from buying shares in a company. So why do investors seem not...
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As U.S. Readies to Tax Chinese Imports, Worries of Impact on American Economy Looms Large
The United States and China are poised to hit goods that cross their borders with tariffs. But a trade war would likely hurt the American companies that President Trump is trying to protect and undermine the value of U.S. debt globally,...
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As U.S. Readies Chinese Import Tax, Worries of Economic Impact Loom Large
The United States and China are poised to hit goods that cross their respective borders with heavy tariffs. But a trade war would likely hurt the American companies that President Trump is trying to protect and undermine the value of...
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Eurozone Finance Ministers Weigh Up Debt Relief for Greece
Finance ministers from across the Eurozone have met in Luxembourg. They were celebrating the 20th anniversary since they first all got together, but also a turning point in the Greek economy. Economic reforms have delivered it from an...
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Details revealed of latest Greek bailout
Lenders in the Euro zone say they plan to put together a debt relief deal for Greece which will be credible to international investors. Chairman of euro zone finance ministers group, Mario Centeno, speaking on the sidelines of the G7...
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Search for housing solutions on Piikani Nation turns to tiny homes
A search for a solution to the Piikani Nation reserve's housing crisis has turned to a pilot project for tiny homes.
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"You never know what the next crisis will look like"
In 2007, the American real estate credit bubble collapsed and took the world down to the worst economic crisis since 1929. More than a decade later, Jens Magnusson, household economist at the Swedish bank SEB, thinks European banks are...