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September 16, 2020

Canadian inflation is quiescent: Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) 12-month inflation rate was just 0.1 per cent in August, the second straight month at that low level, amid slumping prices …

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September 15, 2020

HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …

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September 14, 2020

There’s a couple of preferred share lawsuits brewing: Both client groups allege that throughout 2017 and the first half of 2018, Mr. Liu recommended a new investment strategy that “assured safety” of their principal and …

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September 11, 2020

A bit more on the pandemic recovery: One of the biggest, and perhaps unsurprising, divides is that of income. Lower-paid workers lost more jobs and more hours of work than those with higher pay, partly …

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September 10, 2020

Click for Big TXPR closed at 579.36, down 0.85% on the day. Volume today was 2.88-million, very high in the context of the past thirty days. CPD closed at 11.55, down 0.69% on the day. …

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September 9, 2020

The Bank of Canada maintained its policy rates: The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly ½ percent …

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September 8, 2020

DBRS has assigned a provisional rating of BBB(high) to a new issue of BMO LRCNs: DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) assigned a provisional rating of BBB (high) with a Stable trend to Bank of Montreal’s (BMO …

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September 4, 2020

Jobs, jobs, jobs! Canada added 245,800 jobs in August, a weaker pace than in previous months and a sign that hiring plans are shifting into a new phase. The unemployment rate declined to 10.2 per …

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September 3, 2020

HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …

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