Investments

Investor confidence takes a hit in Q3

Here's a shock: international business and political events shook the confidence of Canadian investors in the third quarter.

By Staff |October 20, 2011

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Europe remains a global challenge

If there is one upside to the European sovereign debt crisis, it may be that it allows the U.S. to look quite good in comparison. A "there but by the Grace of God" sense was in full display among the speakers at the recent CFA Institute Conference in Boston, Mass.

By Vikram Barhat |October 20, 2011

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Only structural change can heal global system

There is something fundamentally amiss with the global economy and it will take structural change to set things right.

By Vikram Barhat |October 18, 2011

3 min read

Weekly Pulse: Half empty is half full

Whoa. It seems a three-day Thanksgiving weekend was all it took for investors' sentiment to shift dramatically from pessimism to optimism. When sentiment shifts it usually does so in a hurry. A generally positive start to corporate earnings season coupled with positive news out of Europe pushed bond yields higher and helped stocks extend their rally to three consecutive weeks.

By David Andrews |October 17, 2011

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