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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

Job market is hot, but is it inflationary?

CIBC sees room for further job gains without soaring wages

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Ontario on its way back to balance: FAO

Provincial finances are set to improve dramatically as strong growth drives revenues

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Unemployment back below pre-pandemic level: OECD

Jobless rate and number of jobless workers both drop below February 2020 mark

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U.S. inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981

Financial markets now foresee much steeper rate hikes than Fed officials signaled as recently as last month

Wells Fargo claws back US$75 million from top execs in sales scandal

U.S. banks face capital impact as rates rise: Fitch

Unrealized securities losses surge as Treasury yields spike

Europe facing slowdown, OECD says

Leading indicators point to declining momentum for EU, while Canada, U.S. stable

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Mixed-bag budget bad for banks: Moody’s

Higher taxes offset benefit of efforts to cool housing market

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Ukraine conflict poses growing risk to financial sector: Moody’s

Negative shocks to drive rates higher and weigh on economic growth

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Damned if you do, really damned if you don’t

Meeting IPCC emissions targets will hit credit quality in the short term, Moody's warns

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Investment banking fees slump in Q1

Underwriting fees drop, but completed M&A revenues rise

Recession signal could prompt portfolio rebalance

Investor concerns surfaced in recent weeks after U.S. yield curve inversions

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U.S. Fed signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation

Multiple half-point interest rate hikes “could be appropriate” in 2022, say some United States Federal Reserve policymakers

Next generation ready to track goals, invest

Younger Canadians are financially engaged but may lack investment know-how, a BMO survey suggests

  • By: IE Staff
  • April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022
  • 13:06

Richest Canadians had double-digit drop in household saving rate last year

Household income rose but net saving dropped for every age group, StatsCan reports

  • By: IE Staff
  • April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022
  • 12:23
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Food, energy, Turkey drive inflation up: OECD

Prices continued higher in February for G20 and OECD

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Emerging market banks face biggest stagflation risk

North American banks insulated, but securities firms could be hit by dropping equities values, Fitch says

Moody’s endorses RBC’s U.K. foray

Acquisition will help grow, diversify the bank's wealth management franchise

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Global M&A cooled in Q1

Deal activity slowed sharply from 2021's record pace, Refinitiv reports

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Diversity, climate, exec comp top shareholder agendas: ISS

Advisory firms spells out leading issues for proxy season

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War weighs on low-carbon shift: Fitch

Cost, availability of critical metals for green technology affected by conflict

U.S. added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health

Unemployment dropped to its lowest rate since the pandemic erupted

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European inflation soars to record 7.5% on fuel, food costs

Rising energy prices put pressure on the central bank to raise rates