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Job markets inch closer to normal: OECD

Employment nearly back to pre-pandemic levels after eighth straight gain in December

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Lots of ESG scores, very few of them positive

A Fitch report said ESG factors are overwhelmingly negative or neutral

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Incomes top pre-pandemic levels, OECD says

Canada tops G7 for income gains over the past two years

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Wages poised to take off in 2022: TD

Workers' bargaining power is higher than it's been in decades

Insolvencies declined in 2021

Both bankruptcies and consumer proposals dropped from the previous year

Inflation written newspaper

DBRS sees return to normal in 2022

Growing headwinds include inflation, declining stimulus

Your Bored Ape might not be worth millions after all

Blockchain research firm finds evidence of wash trading, money laundering in NFTs

BMO's ETF Economic Forum

Dial back expectations for market gains: panel

Banking, materials, energy and consumer discretionary may be good picks for 2022

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Inflation hit 30-year high in December: OECD

Soaring energy prices and rising food costs drove the surge

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BoE hikes interest rates again as prices surge

In contrast, the ECB doesn't plan to raise rates until 2023 despite record inflation

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Global M&A stayed hot to start 2022

Deal activity in January third highest on record, Refinitiv reports

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ESG bond market poised for new heights

Moody's ESG sees global issuance hitting US$1.35 trillion in 2022

January home sales down: Vancouver real estate board

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales totalled 2,285 in January, down nearly 5% from the same period in 2021

Labour still scarce, but supply chains improving: BMO

Latest U.S. data shows strength in manufacturing

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Canadian economy showed strong growth in November before omicron hit

StatsCan estimates the economy grew by 4.9% last year

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Omicron variant raises uncertainty as companies downgrade earnings forecasts

Sick leave, labour shortages and inflation make for angst-inducing variables over the first half of 2022

Is CDOR destined for the dustbin?

Refinitiv launches a consultation on the benchmark's future

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Foreign homeowner tax to yield less than Liberals plan: PBO

The tax is part of the federal government's plan to crack down on rising home prices

Bank earnings to hold up, even as economy shifts: DBRS

Interest income could drive profits as capital markets and credit-loss provisions sag

Inflation pressuring already strapped households

Survey finds financial anxiety is rising alongside consumer prices

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Canadian DB pensions returned 8.9% in 2021

Despite a positive 2021, Canadian DB pension plan returns were lower than in 2020

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Income inequality reaches record low in Q3: StatsCan

Wage, employment gains help narrow income gap

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Eight-month deficit: Feds spent $73.7 billion more than they took in

$16.5 billion in federal spending April through November is on public debt charge alone

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Cryptocurrency restrictions in Russia could cool risk, innovation: Fitch

Central bank planning to trial digital ruble, Fitch reports

Global financial sector’s credit outlook improves

Insurers' outlook more positive than negative for first time during pandemic