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Stephen Poloz: Consumers have done their part, now it's up to businesses
BURLINGTON, Ont. -- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says Canadian consumers did their part for the economy by borrowing the country through the worst recession since the Great Depression and now it is the turn of businesses to show some ...
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The Toronto stock market was lower Wednesday as traders hoped that the U.S. Federal Reserve will shed some light on what it intends to do about curbing some of its economic stimulus.
MONTREAL - Orascom Telecom Holding says it's withdrawing an application to acquire control of Wind Mobile Canada, one of the smaller wireless carriers that's seeking to grow into a stronger rival for the country's three main cellphone companies.
TORONTO - The Bank of Canada is likely to start raising its benchmark interest rate in July 2014, a full year before the U.S. Federal Reserve, BMO's chief economist Douglas Porter said Wednesday.
TORONTO - An anticipated financial recovery south of the border is likely to help economic growth in Canada, economists said Wednesday, although the U.S.
Grocery giant Loblaw Cos. Ltd. is testing a new discount store in Calgary as it braces for intensified competition from low-cost U.S.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THO | Tahoe Resources Inc | 4.82% | 2.09B |
| UNG-C | Union Gas | 3.85% | 3.12B |
| SCC | Sears Canada Inc | 3.84% | 1.16B |
| BBD.B | Bombardier, Inc. | 3.73% | 8.30B |
| BBD.A | Bombardier, Inc. | 3.26% | 8.31B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| BB | Research In Motion Ltd | -4.56% | 7.57B |
| TCW | Trican Well Service Ltd. | -3.55% | 2.26B |
| NBD | Norbord, Inc. | -3.34% | 1.85B |
| ATH | Athabasca Oil Corp | -3.02% | 2.96B |
| PRE | Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. | -2.91% | 6.68B |
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 |