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| Buy abroad, Harper tells banks - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-31 |
| London Free Press- Buy abroad, Harper tells banks- Globe and Mail, Canada- Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave Canadian banks some unsolicited advice on the pages of the Financial Times Tuesday, saying that they should capitalize on the relative strength of their balance sheets by acquiring assets abroad. ...- Harper tells banks to expand abroad Financial Post- Canada's banks: conservative by nature National Post- Harper credits regulations for preventing bank bailouts CBC.ca- CanadianBusiness.com - Globe and Mailall 630 news articles - | |
| US wants its new financial powers - and fast - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| ABC News- US wants its new financial powers - and fast- Globe and Mail, Canada- WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration is working with the US Congress to fast-track a bill that would give regulators vast powers to seize large institutions that threaten the financial system, including hedge funds as well as bank and insurance ...- Too clever by half National Post- Markets rally on Geithner's US$1-trillion toxic cleanser Canada.com- Washington unveils plan to buy 'toxic' assets CBC.ca- OANDA Forex Blog - Globe and Mailall 8,755 news articles - | |
| Bank of England goes unconventional - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| Bank of England goes unconventional- Globe and Mail, Canada- For those who assume credit markets are far from out of the woods ? and that would be most bankers I know ? keep an eye on what the Bank of England is doing this week. It's obvious that conventional fiscal policy can only go so far to boost the economy ... - | |
| Long-term loans vanish in P3 financing schemes - Financial Post | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| Long-term loans vanish in P3 financing schemes- Financial Post, Canada- The consensus among Canadian investment banks is that consortiums will have to juggle a mix of short-term loans, bond issuances and equity-fund investments to roll out projects. Bert Clark, head of infrastructure advisory at Scotia Capital, ... - | |
| Investors lose interest in government debt - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| Investors lose interest in government debt- Globe and Mail, Canada- Quantitative easing is the latest tool being used by US and British central banks to hold interest rates down, but a failed auction yesterday in London and weaker-than-expected demand for a US sale could demonstrate that investors' appetite for ... - | |
| European Bonds Move Higher Following Central Bank Commentary - CEP News | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| CEP News- European Bonds Move Higher Following Central Bank Commentary- CEP News, Canada- (CEP News) - European Bonds are higher following comments from European central bankers discussing additional policy options from the ECB and a Bank of England MPC member warning of sharp declines in CPI inflation for the region. ... - | |
| Local food banks look for help to restock shelves - Waterloo Record | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| Local food banks look for help to restock shelves- Waterloo Record, Canada- As the economy falters, more and more people are finding themselves at the doors of local food banks. "There (are) people who are losing their jobs and not really sure what happens next," said Wendi Campbell, executive director of the Food Bank of ... - | |
| Give us more power over firms: Geithner - Canada.com | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| Give us more power over firms: Geithner- Canada.com, Canada- Mr. Geithner said the government needed the same types of tools to deal with failing non-bank institutions that it already has to deal with struggling banks. Under his proposal, the Treasury chief would determine whether emergency action was needed in ... - | |
| Wall Street celebrates government windfall for banks and big investors -... | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| FOXNews- Wall Street celebrates government windfall for banks and big investors- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada- The masters of Wall Street, who have been driving up share prices in recent days?especially bank stocks?in anticipation of the roll-out of the program, were delighted to find that it not only met, but exceeded their expectations. ...- Geithner wants a bigger stick Globe and Mail- Markets rally on Geithner's US$1-trillion toxic cleanser Canada.com- Too clever by half National Post- CBC.ca - Globe and Mailall 7,020 news articles - | |
| BMO hires Bank of America veteran - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-26 |
| BMO hires Bank of America veteran- Globe and Mail, Canada- Canadian investment banks continue to cherry pick their Wall Street rivals, with BMO Capital Markets landing a Bank of America veteran on Thursday to deepen its coverage of US financial services companies. The investment dealer arm of Bank of Montreal ... - | |
| Moody's Downgrades Bank of America, Says May Need Aid - CEP News | As of: 2009-03-25 |
| CEP News- Moody's Downgrades Bank of America, Says May Need Aid- CEP News, Canada- (CEP News) - Bank of America might need another injection of capital from the US government, Moody's Investor Service said after a downgrade. Moody's cut the bank's senior debt to A2 from A1, the senior subordinated debt to A3 from A2, and the junior ... - | |
| US, Europe brush off calls for new reserve currency - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-25 |
| Telegraph.co.uk- US, Europe brush off calls for new reserve currency- Globe and Mail, Canada- "The problem is that there would be winners and losers and no one wants to be the loser," said Richard Kelly, senior economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank in Toronto. "It would be very hard to get a compromise." Chinese central bank governor Zhou ...- Global Dollar Paranoia Building Gold Demand Resourcex Investor (press release)- Treasury's Geithner Sees Signs Economic Deterioration is Slowing CEP News- Chinese central bank backs Russian idea for new reserve currency Center for Research on Globalization- Center for Research on Globalization - Globe and Mailall 1,566 news articles - | |
| 'Many failures' led to economic crisis, says Obama - CTV.ca | As of: 2009-03-24 |
| FOXNews- 'Many failures' led to economic crisis, says Obama- CTV.ca, Canada- On Monday, after Secretary Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner outlined his plan to buy back billions of dollars in toxic assets from banks, North American markets saw a strong surge. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 500 points, ...- President Obama Holds Second Primetime News Conference DigitalJournal.com- IS OBAMA TOO COOL? Canada.com- Obama rallies nation behind his plan Globe and Mail- CBC.ca - Winnipeg Free Pressall 7,134 news articles - | |
| Raptors sign Douby to replace Banks - CBC.ca | As of: 2009-03-24 |
| CBC.ca- Raptors sign Douby to replace Banks- CBC.ca, Canada- Marcus Banks had season-ending surgery Tuesday on his right foot, prompting the Toronto Raptors to sign free-agent guard Quincy Douby to a 10-day contract to replace him on the roster. Banks, 27, was sidelined March 11 because of a bone spur in his big ...- Raptors' new acquisition Banks out for season, Douby gets a shot National Post- Surgery sidelines Raptors' Banks for remainder of season TSN.ca- all 78 news articles - | |
| Bank rescue plan to be announced Monday - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-22 |
| FOXNews- Bank rescue plan to be announced Monday- Globe and Mail, Canada- AP WASHINGTON ? There's confirmation that the Treasury Department will announce on Monday its plan for dealing with banks' bad assets. Senior White House economist Austan Goolsbee said Sunday on CBS' Face the Nation that's when the public-private ...- Private investors asked to help with bank rescue Maximum Edge- Romer says $100 billion for toxic assets Maximum Edge- all 976 news articles - | |
| Misguided Priorities and Misdirected Outrage: Obama?s War On ... - Canad... | As of: 2009-03-22 |
| Seattle Post Intelligencer- Misguided Priorities and Misdirected Outrage: Obama?s War On ...- Canada Free Press, Canada- Where is the outrage over congress using AIG as a clearing house to launder our money which is then being sent to fund other financial institutions including Bear Stearns, JP Morgan, Citibank, and foreign banks in Britain, France, Germany, ...- Lawmakers must curb witch-hunt StarPhoenix- all 2,556 news articles - | |
| Recessions 'clean out the dinosaurs' - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-21 |
| Recessions 'clean out the dinosaurs'- Globe and Mail, Canada- Solutions to deal with toxic assets will likely materialize by late spring, but the aftershocks of the global financial crisis will mean a long, gruelling climb out of recession, says former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge. In a 80-minute interview ...- ?I have tremendous faith ... it will get done' Globe and Mail- all 4 news articles - | |
| Why Obama Backed Down Against AIG - Center for Research on Globalization | As of: 2009-03-21 |
| Why Obama Backed Down Against AIG- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada- Obama?s ?public-private? partnership aims to give taxpayer money to private firms who will then buy the toxic-assets hampering bank?s balance sheets. This way, the banks get paid in full for their worthless assets, and the buyers ? hedge funds and ... - | |
| Treasury to unveil bank rescue bid soon - Reuters Canada | As of: 2009-03-21 |
| ABC News- Treasury to unveil bank rescue bid soon- Reuters Canada, Canada- By Karey Wutkowski WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government will roll out next week a three-pronged bid to cleanse the US financial system of "toxic" assets clogging banks' balance sheets, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday. ...- US close to unveiling bank rescue plan: report Globe and Mail- Administration wants to buy up banks' toxic assets Maximum Edge- Geithner is set to announce new initiative on banks' toxic assets New Brunswick Business Journal- Center for Research on Globalizationall 1,058 news articles - | |
| On the Federal Reserve System - Politonomist | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Voice of America- On the Federal Reserve System- Politonomist, Canada- To none, at least none effected, are the costs to living standards acceptable: inflationary policies at the Federal Reserve (and other central banks worldwide) generally encourage a two per cent reduction in the value of money, per year; ...- World poised to fall in lockstep with Fed Globe and Mail- Fed Entry Into Quantitative Easing Makes Bank of Canada Likely to ... CEP News- US Federal Reserve announces massive increase in government debt Center for Research on Globalization- Winnipeg Sun - Financial Postall 5,230 news articles - | |
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