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| It is time for banks to do their part - The Gazette (Montreal) | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| AFP- It is time for banks to do their part- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada- Of course, actually getting it at the bank is quite another matter. As expected, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney lowered the central bank's overnight lending rate by half a percentage point yesterday, to an all time low of 0.5 per cent. ...- Bank of Canada lowers interest rates to spur growth Canada.com- McGuinty calls on banks to pass on rate cut Globe and Mail- Banks cut prime rates half a percentage point CBC.ca- London Free Press - CBC.caall 573 news articles - | |
| It's not about AIG stupid... - National Post | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| FOXNews- It's not about AIG stupid...- National Post, Canada- AIG?s clients are and they include some of the biggest banks and pension funds in the world. So far the cost to American taxpayers has escalated from a two-year loan of US$85 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank in September to US$150 billion in ...- How big is too big to fail? The AIG saga CBC.ca- US boosts rescue after AIG posts record loss Canada.com- US commits further $30 bln to AIG: sources Reuters Canada- ReportonBusiness.comall 2,983 news articles - | |
| Canada's banks: Admired worldwide for their management - and cash - ... | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| Canada's banks: Admired worldwide for their management - and cash- CBC.ca, Canada- In My Financial Career, Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock famously recalled how nervous Canada's banks made him. "When I go into a bank I get rattled. The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles ... - | |
| Reserve advises banks to dump bad assets - Canada.com | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| Boston Globe- Reserve advises banks to dump bad assets- Canada.com, Canada- US Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president Eric Rosengren said the 1990s financial crisis in Japan shows that regulators should quickly purge bad assets from banks, encouraging them to focus on growth instead of avoiding losses. ...- Rosengren Calls for Speedy Removal of Bad Assets From Banks ... CEP News- all 36 news articles - | |
| A new take on bank capital - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| A new take on bank capital- Globe and Mail, Canada- As Citi sacrifices its preferred shareholders in its struggle to survive, its becoming clear that old-fashioned common shares trump all other forms of capital that make up any banks' closely-followed Tier 1 ratios. Last week, Citi executives focused ... - | |
| Bank stocks seen going sideways - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| Bank stocks seen going sideways- Globe and Mail, Canada- While our banks may compare well with global peers - they aren't going bust - there is nothing in this quarter's financial results to light a fire under these stocks. Given the enormous weight the financial sector carries in the S&P/TSX index, ... - | |
| Food bank strives to continue helping less fortunate - Victoria Star | As of: 2009-03-03 |
| Food bank strives to continue helping less fortunate- Victoria Star, Canada- By Madeleine Leclerc Grand Falls Regional Food Bank president Glenn Rioux remains confident that 2009 will be a better year for the organization. ?The future of the food bank depends on the support of the volunteers and contributors. ... - | |
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