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Currencies
Canada has the tools to develop a digital currency — we just need leadership
Buried in Canada’s recent federal budget is a brief section with nine sentences headed: “Addressing the Digitalization of Money” (deep…
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Gold and Precious Metals
Mummified woolly mammoth calf discovered by gold miners in Yukon
DAWSON CITY, Yukon – A mummified baby woolly mammoth has been found in the Klondike gold fields, the Yukon government…
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Commodities
Commodities, tech lead broad rally as S&P/TSX composite has best day in six weeks
TORONTO – A commodities and tech led rally propelled Canada’s main stock index to its best performance in six weeks…
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Commodities
BHP pivots toward ‘future-facing’ commodities with Saskatchewan potash project
Mike Henry, Chief Executive Officer of BHP, in Saskatoon, on June 13.Heywood Yu/The Globe and Mail Chief Bryon Bitternose was…
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Currencies
How Canada’s loonie became a desired international currency
Canadians may not be aware of it, but the loonie has become an international currency. The world, for good economic…
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Brokers
Interest in mortgages from alternative lenders up as rates rise: Brokers
TORONTO – Canadian homebuyers are increasingly considering credit unions and private lenders to secure mortgages as rates rise, brokers say.…
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Commodities
TSX flat as weakness in cyclical, tech stocks counters commodity gains
Canada’s main stock index was subdued on Monday as gains in commodity-linked shares were offset by weakness in cyclical and…
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Currencies
COVID-19 stash: RBC notes high demand for currency as pandemic drives Canadian “dash for cash”
RBC Economics reports that fears associated with COVID-19 has driven Canadians to stash up on cash. “Demand for cash is…
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