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Ottawa should consider steps to cool mortgage borrowing + MORE Dec 10th

OTTAWA – The federal government may want to consider targeted steps to “lean against” the shift toward significantly bigger mortgages, a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute suggests. But it cautioned against any broad measures such as raising the minimum down payment for all borrowers. The r.... More »

Ottawa bloodsport: Calling for Bill Morneau to resign + MORE Dec 1st

Finance Minister Bill Morneau shakes hands with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after delivering his fall economic statement in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct.24, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) Minister of Finance, beware the case of the rancid tuna. In 1985, the opposition party.... More »

Sienna Senior Living in $255M deal to acquire B.C. seniors housing assets + MORE Apr 18th

MARKHAM, Ont. – Ontario-based Sienna Senior Living (TSX:SIA) is acquiring seniors housing assets in British Columbia for $255 million, including mortgage debt. Sienna said the assets, known as the Baltic properties, include two high-quality private-pay independent living retirement residences .... More »

Tax-efficient dividend income + MORE Feb 1st

Q: If I am holding stocks that pay a dividend in a taxable account, would it be better to enrol them into a DRIP program if possible or just collect the dividend? What is more tax-efficient? —Nathan A: When you earn investment income in a non-registered account – outside an RRSP or TFSA – th.... More »

Canada Disability Benefit news, updates and how to apply + MORE Jun 20th

The Canada Disability Benefit is here, and it’s about time. Nearly five years have passed since the benefit was first announced by the Liberal government in September 2020, as part of a broader disability inclusion plan. After many delays and much deliberation, the benefit received royal assent—.... More »

Asian stock market mostly higher as jitters over response to downing of Malaysian plane fade

– canadianbusiness.com

BEIJING, China – Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as anxiety over the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine eased and investors shifted their focus to U.S. corporate earnings.
Oil declined to near $103 per barrel as concern about Thursday’s disaster that roiled markets last week faded.
Seoul’s Kospi gained 0.1 per cent to 2,021.82 ahead of this week’s release of quarterly economic growth data. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2 per cent to 5,542.20. Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore also rose.
China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index bucked the regional trend, shedding 0.3 per cent to 2,052.94. Tokyo was closed for a holiday.
“The market tone is evidently calmer,” said Credit Agricole CIB in a report.
The shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane with 283 passengers and 15 crew aboard rattled markets, which worried about how Western governments might react. Most recovered Friday but Russian stocks also were hurt by Washington’s announcement Wednesday of new sanctions on individuals and companies in an effort to increase pressure to end the insurgency in eastern Ukraine…

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