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120 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
90 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
5.5 year – 2.60%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by DUCA Financial Services and was updated on 2014-07-12. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Worsening Ukraine/Russian tensions to weigh on stock markets this week
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Geopolitical worries will weigh heavily on stock markets this week after a dramatic worsening in relations between Ukraine and Russia on Friday.
Stocks came under pressure at the end of the week after Ukraine’s president said his country’s military forces destroyed Russian military vehicles that had crossed into Ukraine overnight Thursday night.
“I think the problem with this is it has been unclear as to what the end-game is,” said John Stephenson, president and CEO at Stephenson & Company Capital Management
“What to you price in? Do you price in the certainty of a pullback, do you price in the uncertainty of another incursion and where does this go?”
The development surprised traders, who had perceived a lessening in tensions after Russia had agreed to let Ukrainian officials inspect a convoy of almost 300 vehicles loaded with humanitarian aid for people caught in the crossfire between Ukraine forces and pro-Russian militias.
Markets had been further reassured after Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to tone down his rhetoric on Ukraine, saying Moscow’s goal was to “stop bloodshed in Ukraine as soon as possible…
Stocks came under pressure at the end of the week after Ukraine’s president said his country’s military forces destroyed Russian military vehicles that had crossed into Ukraine overnight Thursday night.
“I think the problem with this is it has been unclear as to what the end-game is,” said John Stephenson, president and CEO at Stephenson & Company Capital Management
“What to you price in? Do you price in the certainty of a pullback, do you price in the uncertainty of another incursion and where does this go?”
The development surprised traders, who had perceived a lessening in tensions after Russia had agreed to let Ukrainian officials inspect a convoy of almost 300 vehicles loaded with humanitarian aid for people caught in the crossfire between Ukraine forces and pro-Russian militias.
Markets had been further reassured after Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to tone down his rhetoric on Ukraine, saying Moscow’s goal was to “stop bloodshed in Ukraine as soon as possible…
60 days – 1.75%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
