Research and Markets – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:37:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Research and Markets – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Wall Street results signal strong 2025: DBRS https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/wall-street-results-signal-strong-2025-dbrs/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:31:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500972 Investment banking pipeline looks healthy, trading activity should benefit too

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]]> Housing prices slide in December https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/housing-prices-slide-in-december/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:25:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500919 The index is up 0.1% relative to last year

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]]> U.S. home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly 30 years https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-home-sales-in-2024-fell-to-the-lowest-level-in-nearly-30-years/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:31:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500955 Elevated mortgage rates, rising home prices and few properties on the market were to blame

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]]> Conference Board of Canada sees 1.5% growth this year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/conference-board-of-canada-sees-1-5-growth-this-year/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:39:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500935 The threat of tariffs makes the outlook for trade highly uncertain: report

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]]> Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bank-of-japan-raises-interest-rate-to-about-0-5/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:26:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500921 The central bank cited higher wages, inflation in its decision

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]]> Sustainable bond issuance to top US$1 trillion https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/sustainable-bond-issuance-to-top-us1-trillion/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:58:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500890 Amid U.S. sentiment shift, climate mitigation, clean energy needs persist: Moody's

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]]> Younger workers may pay off in the long run: CIBC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/younger-workers-may-payoff-in-the-long-run-cibc/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:31:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500864 Better integrating immigrants could solve productivity puzzle

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]]> Investors brace for volatility, ‘noise’ under Trump https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/investors-brace-for-volatility-noise-under-trump/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:01:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500837 Stay informed, but don't overreact to every twist and turn, experts advise

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]]> China moves to boost languishing markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/china-moves-to-boost-languishing-markets/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:14:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500833 Mutual funds ordered to increase holdings in onshore stocks

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]]> U.S. jobless claims rise slightly https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-jobless-claims-rise-slightly/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:26:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500831 Number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits climbed to highest level since November 2021.

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