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Moody’s upgrades energy sector outlook on strong oil prices

Elevated commodity prices to boost earnings, balance sheets in 2022

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Inflation risks outweigh banks’ payoff from higher rates

Margin, earnings boost to be offset by asset and credit quality deterioration, Moody's says

Upcoming census release to show how country is aging

Life expectancy changes may reshape policy decisions

March proves both a lion and a lamb for fund sales

Mutual fund sales weak, but assets, ETF sales stay solid, IFIC reports

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Carbon transition bumped, but not derailed, by Russia

The only immediate replacement for Russian energy is other fossil fuels, Moody's says

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Alberta Investment Management Corp. reports record 14.7% return for 2021

Private equity holdings rose nearly 66%

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Court upholds pension plan’s move to boost retirement age

B.C. Supreme Court rejects challenge to trustees' solvency fix

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Bigger, faster rate hikes boost Canadian banks: Moody’s

Big Six profits should get a lift from the BoC's inflation fight

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Employment, workforce participation rates rise: OECD

Canada reached record levels in the first quarter

Feds’ fiscal consolidation plans face risks, Fitch says

Tighter monetary policy could derail deficit, debt reduction vision

Actively managed funds performed badly compared to indexes

The fund category that fared the worst was actively managed U.S. equity, S&P Global said in its SPIVA Canada Scorecard

  • By: IE Staff
  • April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022
  • 15:53

Lending beats capital markets for U.S. banks in Q1: Fitch

Loan growth, margin expansion and trading powered U.S. banks' results

Advisors bullish on commodities after strong quarter

A Horizons survey also found strong sentiment for the loonie and Canadian equities more broadly

  • By: IE Staff
  • April 19, 2022 April 19, 2022
  • 15:36
Bitcoin

Bitcoin owners young, male and wealthy: BoC

The bank's research found that half of Bitcoin owners suffer from volatility, hacks and scams

stock market down

Canadians continue to sell foreign stocks: StatsCan

Domestic investors dumped offshore securities while foreign investors added Canadian corporate debt

Despite Q1 pullback, M&A remains active: Crosbie

Deal-making cooled off after a hot 2021 but remains historically strong

home ownership

CREA reports home sales down in March, average price up 11.2% from year ago

Buyers may have pushed forward purchases ahead of higher rates

Citing Russia’s war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%

Weaker U.S. demand will outweigh commodity trade benefits for Canada

Pandemic fuels positive changes for Canada’s workforce

Shifts in demand favour higher-paid, more-productive jobs

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Russian invasion feeds global inflation: Fitch

The conflict is driving up global food prices and adding to central banks' woes

Planned U.S. spinoff a positive for CI: Moody’s

IPO should help reduce leverage that fuelled RIA acquisition spree

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U.S. retail sales rose 0.5% in March amid soaring inflation

BMO expects a Fed rate hike of 50 bps in May as inflation cuts spending power

Investment bankers take it on the chin in rough Q1

Amid heightened volatility, equity underwriting activity tanks and debt offerings slip, Refinitiv reports

Junk defaults to stay low, even as risks rise

High yield issuers bolstered liquidity over the past couple of years, Fitch says

BoC hikes to 1%

Why now may be a good time to consider bonds and fixed income for your clients