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Canadian economy slow, but positive

Keep calm and carry on; Canada is okay. That was the overall message given by a panel of chief economists from Canada’s big five banks, who spoke at the Economic Club’s Emergency Economic Outlook today.

By Tammy Burns |September 8, 2011

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Will yuan become the new default?

As the U.S. tries to disentangle itself from its economic woes, China has slowly started to weave a web around the global currency system.

By Vikram Barhat |September 7, 2011

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Debt crises turn political, SEC defends document shredding

Increasingly, the current economic crisis is becoming a political crisis, both in the U.S. and in Europe.

By Staff |September 6, 2011

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Weekly Pulse: The number is…zero thousand

While the trading week had five days, it was really only Friday to which investors were looking forward. Indeed, the U.S. Labour Department released its monthly employment report showing that absolutely no jobs were gained or lost in the month of August, even after Wednesday’s ADP report suggested that 91,000 private jobs had been created.

By Gareth Watson |September 6, 2011

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