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Financial struggles
Frances Donald of Manulife Asset Management on survey that finds more people are struggling with expenses
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No interest rate change expected from Federal Reserve policy meeting
Federal Reserve officials are all but certain to leave the cost of borrowing unchanged at their two-day policy meeting that ends on Wednesday. The US central bank – which raised rates last December for the first time in nearly a decade –...
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US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged
The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday (April 27). However it left the door open to a hike in June by signalling confidence in the US economic outlook. The US central bank’s policy-setting committee said the...
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ECB’s Draghi defends low rates policy against German complaints
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has responded to complaints from German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble and other top officials in Berlin that negative interest rates are hurt thrifty savers and weighing on the banking...
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ECB leaves rates unchanged despite German criticism
There was no change in the cost of borrowing from the European Central Bank after its latest policy meeting, with ECB head Mario Draghi ignoring criticism from Berlin over his moves to try to stimulate the eurozone economy and boost...
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ECB pledges low borrowing costs ‘as long as needed’ but no helicopter money
The head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi has vowed to use all the tools at his disposal for “as long as needed” to kickstart the eurozone economy, but dismissed talk of so-called “helicopter money” – that is handing cash...
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No change in Fed interest rate, half point rise expected by year’s end
The US Federal reserve has left interest rates unchanged, but says that moderate growth and what it called “strong job gains” means it will be able to resume tightening monetary policy later this year. Currently at 0.25%, policymakers...
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European Central Bank cuts main interest rate to zero to try to lift eurozone economy
The European Central Bank has cut its main interest rate to try to get the eurozone economy growing and to stave off ultra-low inflation – or deflation. The benchmark rate goes to zero from 0.05 percent as the main plank of stimulus...
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Deflation fears at centre of ECB latest stimulus moves
The European Central Bank is desperately keen to avoid deflation; that is when prices keep falling month after month, which economists say has a negative effect on growth. That is because deflation causes the real value of debt – that of...
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ECB stimulus plans fail to boost financial markets
The European Central Bank pulled out all the stops with its rate cut and stimulus measures, but the region’s stock markets enjoyed only a brief bounce before investors focused on ECB chief Mario Draghi’s statement that interest rates...
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UK jobless rate unchanged, wage growth slows
Unemployment in the UK fell by 60,000 in the final three months of 2015 to 1.69 million. The jobless rate remained unchanged at 5.1 percent of the workforce – the lowest level in a decade. But despite the strong labour market wage growth...
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Fed's outlook
Robert Steven Kaplan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, on the Fed's watch for evidence that a recent slowdown in the U.S. economy is temporary
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Could loonie go below 75 cents US?
Economists forecast that the Canadian dollar could drop to 75 cents US or even lower
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Brexit aftermath: Britain's uncertain future
Panellists Elmer Kim and Michael Hyatt discuss Britain's divorce from the European Union from a Canadian business perspective
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2016 investment prospects
Som Seif of Purpose Investments gives his outlook for investing in the coming year
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No big rebound in 2016
Russ Koesterich, chief investment officer of BlackRock, believes returns will depend on the impact of the Fed’s rate hike
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Canadians' debt-to-income ratio rises to 163.7%
Statistics Canada says Canadians owed $1.89 trillion at the end of September
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Inflation data boosts Federal Reserve rate rise expectations
The Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting to set interest rates that could see the first rise since before the financial crisis ends on Wednesday. An announcement is expected later in the day. The Fed was given more ammunition on Tuesday to...
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Markets positive ahead of US Fed’s crucial interest rates decision
Markets have been positive in the run-up to the long-awaited interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve. The US central bank is widely tipped to raise rates for the first time in nearly ten years. An announcement is due at eight...
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Poloz on negative rates
Governor of the Bank of Canada discusses new policy tools at the bank's disposal
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Federal government's actions on housing
President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as interest rates hinder homebuying efforts. (Scripps News)
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Markets Shudder: Are Economists Right About the Fed Being Too Late?
Stocks fall for a second day on Wall Street due to weak job data and recession fears. The VIX surges over 60, showing high anxiety and a potential rebound.