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Bank of Canada says business confidence crucial, urges patience
By Euan Rocha and Peter Henderson. BURLINGTON, Ontario (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is relying on a rebound in businesses confidence to drive the economy's return to health, the central bank's new chief, Stephen Poloz, said on Wednesday in a ...
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| 926.46 | -3.53 | (-0.38%) | |
| 15,230.30 | -87.93 | (-0.57%) | ||
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Top stories
WASHINGTON--Federal Reserve officials Wednesday upgraded their assessment of the economic recovery but remained silent on when the Fed would begin pulling back on its $85 billion-per-month bond-buying program.
By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO (Reuters) - A subsidiary of European telecoms company Vimpelcom Ltd (VIP.N: Quote) has withdrawn its bid to acquire control of Canada's Wind Mobile, a surprise move that creates further uncertainty about the future of the ...
Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas. Loblaw Cos.
TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.
MONTREAL - Aerolia has selected the industrial park at Mirabel airport as the site for a fuselage aerostructures plant that will do work for some of Bombardier's business jets.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THO | Tahoe Resources Inc | 5.55% | 2.11B |
| UNG-C | Union Gas | 3.85% | 3.12B |
| BBD.B | Bombardier, Inc. | 2.85% | 8.23B |
| SCL | SHAWCOR LTD | 2.62% | 2.45B |
| VET | Vermilion Energy Inc. | 2.37% | 5.34B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| BB | Research In Motion Ltd | -4.23% | 7.59B |
| VXX | IPATH SP 500 VIX SHORT TERM FUT ETN | -3.51% | 1.33B |
| NBD | Norbord, Inc. | -3.34% | 1.85B |
| MEG | MEG Energy Corp | -3.19% | 6.92B |
| DC.A | Dundee Corp. | -3.13% | 1.32B |
Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.
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Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.01% | +0.0051 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 1.01% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.62% | +0.0100 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |