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Brian Madden, chief investment officer, First Avenue Investment Counsel FOCUS: North American equities  MARKET OUTLOOK: Markets are locked in a tug-of-war between earnings and interest rates. Profits for U.S. companies have been very robust. Conver...

Canada's main stock index crept lower on Friday while U.S. markets were also down, led by a 1.2-per cent loss on the Nasdaq after both countries saw fresh data on the labour market. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 57.30 points, or 0.26 per cent, at...

Employment gains in the public sector more than offset losses among businesses last monthEmployment gains in the public sector more than offset losses among Canadian businesses last month, highlighting a labour market that has been propped up by government h...

Unlikely to move the bar on Bank of Canada rate cut, say economistsCanada’s economy gained 41,000 jobs in February, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday.  We apologize, but this video has failed to loa...

Senior officials address issues ranging from the financial health of consumers to interest rates and credit qualitySenior executives from Canada’s biggest banks were in New York this week for the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference, where t...

Nothing in data to force Bank of Canada's hand on interest ratesThe Canadian economy produced double the number of jobs forecasted by analysts, but the unemployment rate rose to 5.8 per cent in February from 5.7 per cent in January as population growth conti...

Almost 100 top Canadian business leaders have signed an open letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and her provincial counterparts, urging them to change investment rules for pension funds to “encourage them to invest in Canada.” The letter, publish...

Canada’s biggest market for initial public offerings is marking a grim milestone of a full year without a new listing, and with investors focused on a narrow set of themes, senior bankers don’t expect relief before the second half of 2024. The Toronto Stoc...

Stocks hit all-time highs in the run-up to the U.S. jobs report, with investors betting some of the world’s major central banks will start slashing interest rates as soon as June. Those wagers emboldened equity bulls expecting lower borrowing costs will fu...

Canada's main stock index gained almost one per cent on Thursday, while U.S. markets also rose, led by a 1.5 per cent gain on the Nasdaq.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 200.60 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 21,794.56. In New York, the Dow Jones In...