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Investors are tired of the Eurozone

Investors’ patience is wearing thin as the unstable global economy continues to threaten their assets and investments, says a Desjardins Group Economic Studies team.

  • By: Staff
  • June 21, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 10:11
Eye on emerging markets

Emerging economies are still growing faster than developed countries, so investors must seize the opportunities beyond Canada’s borders.

Global economies shifting

The developed world’s current woes—anaemic economic recovery, deleveraging of private sectors and shrinking balance sheets of the financial sector—will likely continue for another decade. At the same time, the dynamic emerging world will create a desirable background story.

Why there are no good places to invest

Given global economic uncertainties, there are no good places to invest. Boston-based Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Management & Research Co., made this statement at the Toronto Morningstar Investment Conference.

Equity sectors face losses in May

All Canadian equity sectors ended May with losses, and only eight of the 42 categories tracked by Morningstar Canada Fund had flat or positive results.

  • By: Staff
  • June 4, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 09:57
Don’t bet on a China slowdown

Nearly two centuries ago, China was the largest economy in the world, accounting for a third of global output. Today, the world’s oldest civilization, and the fastest growing economy, seems determined to regain its lost glory and assert its economic supremacy on world stage.

Taleb: U.S. taxpayers should dictate banker salaries

Forget Europe. The U.S. is more fragile, says Nassim Taleb. According to the author of The Black Swan, the country’s highly centralized government and hefty public debt make it more vulnerable to outsized shocks, also known as black-swan events.

Pension challenges predicted for 2012

Towers Watson has released its 31st annual Canadian Survey of Economic Expectations—and it’s a gloomy outcast.

  • By: Staff
  • May 30, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 08:25
Coping with financial sector angst

With the announcement of J.P. Morgan’s recent trading missteps comes another round of financial sector (and overall market) angst.

Why Greece’s exit would be welcome

In the four weeks following the Greek and French elections, global markets were sent on a roller coaster ride. And now, anxiety over the fate of the eurozone has intensified as investors focus on the upcoming second election in Greece, which takes place on June 17.

  • By: Katie Keir
  • May 28, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 07:50