World markets
| Shanghai | 2,275.67 | -26.74 (-1.16%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,483.98 | -1,143.28 (-7.32%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,669.68 | -591.40 (-2.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,237.83 | -161.01 (-1.92%) |
| FTSE 100 | 6,696.79 | -143.48 (-2.10%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,776.78 | -58.23 (-2.05%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,967.15 | -83.96 (-2.07%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,062.40 | -103.00 (-1.99%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,674.33 | -387.91 (-1.93%) |
| KOSPI | 1,969.19 | -24.64 (-1.24%) |
Home ownership less affordable in Vancouver, Toronto
Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said.
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| 934.21 | -7.87 | (-0.84%) | |
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| 1,650.65 | -4.70 | (-0.28%) |
Top stories
Despite the Nikkei 225's lofty climb in recent months, the 7.3 per cent decline in overnight trading on Thursday has observers scratching their heads.
Marathon Oil Corp. has called off talks to sell a portion of its stake in a major Alberta oil sands mining operation, adding to a growing list of sales efforts in the sector that have come up dry.
By Cameron French. TORONTO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:21am EDT. TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) reported a 2 percent increase in quarterly earnings as higher trading, business lending and U.S.
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance claims declined for the fifth consecutive month in March, dropping one per cent to 523,700.
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| DI.UN | Dundee International Real Estate Inves | -0.28% | 774.79M |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.00% | +0.0003 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 0.950% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.38% | +0.0400 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |