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| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,861.40 | +47.00 (0.98%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,245.70 | +22.42 (0.12%) |
| KOSPI | 1,888.31 | -12.31 (-0.65%) |
Fed stays the course on stimulus, predicts muted inflation
The Federal Reserve shaved its economic outlook, predicted inflation would remain muted and said unemployment remains elevated - all signals that the U.S.
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| 926.39 | -3.60 | (-0.39%) | |
| 15,236.37 | -81.86 | (-0.53%) | ||
| 1,642.92 | -8.89 | (-0.54%) |
Top stories
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 start spending.
By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO (Reuters) - A subsidiary of European telecoms company Vimpelcom Ltd (VIP.N: Quote) has withdrawn its bid to acquire control of Canada's Wind Mobile, a surprise move that creates further uncertainty about the future of the ...
Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas. Loblaw Cos.
HALIFAX -- The Imperial Oil refinery in Halifax is being closed and converted to a terminal, in a move that deals the latest blow to Nova Scotia's manufacturing sector.
TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THO | Tahoe Resources Inc | 5.55% | 2.11B |
| UNG-C | Union Gas | 3.85% | 3.12B |
| BBD.B | Bombardier, Inc. | 2.85% | 8.23B |
| SCL | SHAWCOR LTD | 2.62% | 2.45B |
| VET | Vermilion Energy Inc. | 2.37% | 5.34B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| BB | Research In Motion Ltd | -4.23% | 7.59B |
| VXX | IPATH SP 500 VIX SHORT TERM FUT ETN | -3.51% | 1.33B |
| NBD | Norbord, Inc. | -3.34% | 1.85B |
| MEG | MEG Energy Corp | -3.19% | 6.92B |
| DC.A | Dundee Corp. | -3.13% | 1.32B |
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 |