Economy
Unemployment Claims dip since last week
The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits dipped below 400,000 last week, a key move that indicates the job market is improving. ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Making Sense of Home Price Data
How to decipher the three major home-price indices, and their often conflicting conclusions. Are housing prices up, down, or flat? It all depends on who ……Read More
Economy
BMO Financial Group Strongly Supports Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada
BMO Financial Group strongly supports and will abide by the new voluntary Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada. "We ……Read More
Economy
Sense & Sensibility & Risk:Avoiding Capital Misallocation
Despite twelve months of sharp rise in equities and reduction of risk premiums in junk debt, 2010 is still likely to be dramatic in the ……Read More
Economy
Politics, Pivots, Dividends and Growth
In a fell swoop by increasing its discount rate and with ramifications still to unfold, the Federal Reserve has re-asserted its leadership not only as ……Read More
Economy
Beyond No Standards — Volatile Markets Now Re- establishing Standards
Currently, market behavior appears indicative of a process of re-establishing standards when looking to 2010 and beyond. Our assessment applies broadly from currency in dollar ……Read More