TD Weekly Bottom Line 01/30/2010
The week in review CANADA – Q4 ON TRACK FOR STRONG REBOUND CANADA: UPCOMING KEY ECONOMIC RELEASES UNITED STATES – 2010 STATE OF THE UNION AND STATE OF THE ECONOMY U.S.: UPCOMING KEY ECONOMIC RELEASES Read more Add Comment "In the past, the first or only place a person would go when looking for a mortgage was to their local bank, however more and more Canadians are now seeking out the services of Mortgage Brokers to help them navigate the biggest purchase of their lives," said study author Rob Daniel, managing director, Maritz Research Canada, to the Financial Post. Click here to read more TD Weekly Bottom Line 01/18/2010
In Canada, Housing developments moved to centre stage again, with evidence that new homebuilding activity continued to gear up and resale activity stayed strong in December. Full Report Bank of Canada backs off housing bubble talk 01/12/2010
Wolf, an adviser to bank governor Mark Carney, said that in the central bank's view it is premature to be talking about a housing bubble in Canada. Click here to read more Although signs of an economic recovery began budding in spring, nine months later, retail investors have yet to jump back into stocks in full force, instead steadily putting money into bond funds in ever-larger sums. Click here to read more The chief economists at Canada's largest banks warned the recovery is fragile and could falter if governments and central bankers around the world don't strike the right balance in withdrawing extraordinary support provided in the financial crisis. Click here to read more Debt paydown the new priority, survey says 01/06/2010
Canadians will be making a bigger effort to chip away at their soaring debt levels in 2010, according to a consumer survey released Tuesday. click here to read more The top 10 financial resolutions for 2010 01/04/2010
The ballooning debt comes at a time when the Bank of Canada is warning of higher interest rates. Citing potential interest rate increases. Click here to read more |
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