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US Fed's new view on economy roils stock, bond markets
The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to begin slowly backing away from years of extraordinary stimulus, a statement of renewed confidence in the U.S.
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Top stories
Making his first public speech since taking over as Governor from Mark Carney in early June, Mr. Poloz appealed Wednesday for Canadians to hang tight as an export-led recovery and rising business confidence gradually take root.
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.
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:38pm EDT. By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of European telecoms company Vimpelcom Ltd has withdrawn its bid to take control of Canada's Wind Mobile from its founder and chief executive, Anthony ...
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.
Alberta Premier Alison Redford delivered an ardent pitch for expanded development of her province's oil sands, calling it critical to the long-term growth and security of the United States and Canada.
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 |