It looks like there are lots of jobs in Canada! Canadian employment rose almost six times faster than economists forecast in April, led by private- sector and full-time positions, creating the largest two-month increase in …
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May 10, 2012
There’s trouble in North Korea: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un publicly rebuked officials for the “pathetic” management of an amusement park in Pyongyang in an effort to bolster his image five months after taking …
May 9, 2012
European politicians are talking about a Greek exit: From the monetary fortress of the European Central Bank to the pro-European duchy of Luxembourg, policy makers are beginning to air their doubts that Greece can stay …
May 8, 2012
The CMHC Annual Report is out. Of particular interest is the table of 5-year financial highlights on page 98 of the PDF … in 2007, there was $345-billion of insurance in force; at the end …
May 7, 2012
France has a new president: Francois Hollande defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy as voters handed control of the second-biggest European economy to the Socialists for the first time in 17 years. The 57-year-old Hollande got …
MAPF Portfolio Composition: April 2012
Turnover declined sharply in April, to about 5%. Sectoral distribution of the MAPF portfolio on April 30 was as follows: MAPF Sectoral Analysis 2012-4-30 HIMI Indices Sector Weighting YTW ModDur Ratchet 0% N/A N/A FixFloat …
May 4, 2012
There are tentative advances in exchange trading for corporate bonds: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) will start an electronic trading system for corporate bonds this month as the fifth-biggest U.S. bank adapts to regulatory changes …
May 3, 2012
What a great solution for the TMX / Maple deal! More rules! The Ontario Securities Commission will impose share ownership restrictions and require an independent board of directors as conditions of its approval of the …
May 2, 2012
Nothing happened today. There were solid gains in the Canadian preferred share market today, with both PerpetualPremiums and FixedResets up 10bp and DeemedRetractibles winning 21bp. Volatility, as reported by the Performance Highlights table, was virtually …
May 1, 2012
There’s some sabre rattling from the Fed: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said the central bank needs to be ready to raise interest rates even if joblessness exceeds 7 percent. Speaking in …