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An increasing number of Canadian investors are interested in sustainable investing (SI), but a majority still have concerns about greenwashing and transparency in the sector, according to a new study. Mackenzie Investments’ fifth annual Earth Day Study, re...

Monday, April 22 8:30 a.m.: Canada Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indices (March), New Housing Price Index (March) 10:30 a.m.: Bank Of Canada Market Participants Survey (first quarter) Earnings: Winpak, PrairieSky Royalty, Verizon T...

Michael Hakes, senior portfolio manager, Murray Wealth Group FOCUS: U.S. and global stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: After a great first quarter, we think it will be tough for the U.S. markets to continue higher with inflation and employment remaining stick...

Rate cut expectations in both Canada and the U.S. are being pared down, according to experts.  Christian Lawrence, a senior cross-asset macro strategist at Rabobank, said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg Friday that at the beginning of the year more than...

'Critical tax theory' wants white people to pay more tax. Let's stick to these guides for tax policy: efficiency, simplicity and fairnessImagine if in her Tuesday budget federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced higher taxes on capital gains — exc...

News not all bad as central bank signals possibility of rate relief in JuneThose hoping that interest rate cuts would boost Canada’s spring real estate market will have to wait a little bit longer after the Bank of Canada once again held rates at five per ce...

The world’s biggest bond market extended this month’s selloff after solid economic readings and hawkish Fedspeak reinforced speculation that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Treasuries fell across the U.S. curve — with two-year yields once aga...

Chris Blumas, portfolio manager, Raymond James Investment Counsel FOCUS: North American large caps   MARKET OUTLOOK: So far this year, the monthly inflation readings in the U.S. have continued to top expectations. While core inflation is down signi...

Pension plan took Amica Senior Lifestyles private in 2015The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is exploring a sale of luxury senior-living residences Amica Senior Lifestyles, which could be valued at about $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matte...

Monetary policy is simply way too tight, no matter how you slice it or dice itIn contrast to the United States Federal Reserve, the Bank of Canada is running out of excuses to keep from acting as the proverbial deer in the headlights. The economy here is far...