Mortgage Rates Back Up Near 10-Month Highs

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Mortgage rates have moved higher at a moderate pace over the past 2 days as tensions between The U.S. and Iran see a resurgence. As far as the underlying bond market is concerned, most of the damage was done yesterday. But today’s news added emphasis when Trump declared the ceasefire to be over. Rates are […]

Ontario court orders company buyout but freezes payout over Russia sanctions

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Justice W.D. Black was not persuaded. He found the investor knew, or should have known, about the overlapping ownership from the outset, having been shown a corporate chart when it invested and having helped draft the very agreements it later attacked. The oppression claim was not made out, he ruled, and there was no basis […]

NZ manufacturing surges to five-year high, easing a long soft patch

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Who really owns Canada’s rental housing? StatCan has an answer

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In both Ontario and British Columbia, small-scale individual investors held roughly half of all rental property value, supported in those provinces by a large stock of condominium apartments more accessible to smaller investors. In the broader owner-occupied housing market, institutional investors — the top 0.1% of investors by assessed value — were largely absent. Their […]

This chart shows stamp prices over the years as USPS hikes postage again this weekend

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The new rate will go into effect on July 12, and will be the eighth price increase over the last five calendar years

Investors haven’t been this bullish on the dollar in a decade. How the buck can keep climbing.

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A crowded bet on a stronger U.S. dollar may depend on whether Wednesday’s jump in oil prices proves lasting, as renewed Middle East tensions revive inflation concerns and bolster expectations that the Federal Reserve may need to keep policy tight.

Rent rise study maps the households at greatest financial risk in Montreal

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“The demand for organizations’ services has surged and the impacts of housing costs are increasingly visible, with families being displaced, individuals pushed to the brink financially and workers unable to find a decent place to live.” The study forms part of Centraide’s Together for Housing initiative, launched in 2023, and responds to one of the […]

Trump damages to be paid E. Jean Carroll, judge says

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Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump was to arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, in New York, Sept. 6, 2024. Adam Gray | Reuters A […]

I started retirement with $3 million. Now I’m 89 and down to $2 million. What if I get sick?

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Even if you’re not worried about your normal spending anymore, a long-term-care need is still a problem for any budget.

The Rise of 24/7 Gold Trading Signals a New Era for Continuous Markets

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As financial markets become increasingly interconnected and responsive to global events around the clock, the traditional five day trading week is beginning to show its limitations. Across the financial industry, there is growing recognition that market-moving events no longer wait for Monday morning. As trading technology continues to evolve, market participants are rethinking whether conventional […]