Banking in Canada can be a murky subject – one that we hope to shed some light on with a series of highly informational articles.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Five things to watch in Canadian business this week:
Stock Market: Traders will be keeping an even closer eye than usual on economic events at home and abroad after major indexes in Canada and the U.S. officially moved into correction territory last week, largely on fears of a greater than expected slowdown in China.
Housing: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases its 2015 second-quarter financial report on Monday. In its recent Q2 house price analysis, the federal agency warned that Toronto, Regina and Winnipeg are at “high risk” of a housing correction.
Banks: Canada’s big banks report their third-quarter earnings throughout the week, starting with the Bank of Montreal on Tuesday and ending with Scotiabank on Friday. The ongoing oil price plummet and a spate of bleak economic indicators in the first half of the year have sparked renewed concerns about the health of the banks.
Housing: Bank of Canada deputy governor Lawrence Schembri is in Kingston, Ont…
Stock Market: Traders will be keeping an even closer eye than usual on economic events at home and abroad after major indexes in Canada and the U.S. officially moved into correction territory last week, largely on fears of a greater than expected slowdown in China.
Housing: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases its 2015 second-quarter financial report on Monday. In its recent Q2 house price analysis, the federal agency warned that Toronto, Regina and Winnipeg are at “high risk” of a housing correction.
Banks: Canada’s big banks report their third-quarter earnings throughout the week, starting with the Bank of Montreal on Tuesday and ending with Scotiabank on Friday. The ongoing oil price plummet and a spate of bleak economic indicators in the first half of the year have sparked renewed concerns about the health of the banks.
Housing: Bank of Canada deputy governor Lawrence Schembri is in Kingston, Ont…
Canada’s big six banks will be reporting third quarter earnings this week. But a weak economy, falling loonie and — most importantly for Alberta — continued low oil prices have all the ingredients of a perfect storm.
