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Federal Reserve Eyes End of Bond Buying, Spooking Markets
In a news conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talks about current monetary policy and situations that would lead to a change in those policies.
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First posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 08:06 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 08:12 PM EDT. wind-mobile WIND Mobile is set to open up shop in Woodstock, Ontario.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the nation will need a rebound in business investment to drive growth in coming years, a process that will require �stability and patience.
Calgary could have up to 30 kilometres of separated bike lanes by the year 2020. That's if all goes according to plan with the city's cycle track project, the first phase of which is the soon-to-be-opened cycle track on 7th Street SW.
Imperial Oil Ltd. will close its 95-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., oil refinery and eliminate most of the 400 high-paying jobs it provides in the Halifax area - victims of too much refining capacity in the Atlantic basin and the high cost of imported crude.
CALGARY - Alberta's economy is positioned to grow at the top-end of Canada's provincial economic growth rankings in 2013 and lead the country in 2014, says a new report released Wednesday by RBC Economics.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THO | Tahoe Resources Inc | 4.82% | 2.09B |
| UNG-C | Union Gas | 3.85% | 3.12B |
| IMX | IMAX Corporation | 3.05% | 1.76B |
| SCL | SHAWCOR LTD | 2.79% | 2.45B |
| EFN | Element Financial Corp | 2.29% | 1.40B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| ATH | Athabasca Oil Corp | -4.86% | 2.90B |
| NBD | Norbord, Inc. | -4.64% | 1.82B |
| BRP | Brookfield Residential Properties Inc | -4.21% | 2.75B |
| ACO.X | ATCO Ltd. | -3.93% | 5.09B |
| TCK.B | Teck Resources Ltd | -3.87% | 13.40B |
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 |