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Bernanke, Defending 'Easy Money,' Warns of Fiscal-Policy Drag
WASHINGTON�Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank's easy-money policies in testimony before Congress on Wednesday, saying it has yielded "significant benefits" for the economy but warned that the Fed can't offset the ...
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Top stories
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened sharply higher on Wednesday, led by Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO: Quote) and Goldcorp (G.
CALGARY - A business owner from Jasper will represent Alberta in the finals of the 2013 BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) Young Entrepreneur Award.
Zoocasa, an online service for home seekers, is aiming to win market share with rebates to buyers and sellers that will refund roughly 15 per cent of the commission they pay their real estate agents.
Listed below are the stocks expected to move during Wednesday's trading session. They are listed with Tuesday's closing prices.
As resource companies look to northern forests in search of untapped minerals and energy, scientists and conservancy groups say too little heed is being paid to the environmental wealth created by Canada's boreal regions.
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| DI.UN | Dundee International Real Estate Inves | -0.19% | 776.96M |
Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.00% | -0.0019 |
| 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 | 2.34% | 0.00 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |