Financial Markets
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Middle East tensions boost oil prices, threaten to disrupt supplyThe risk of a wider Middle East conflict has put investors on edge and boosted oil prices due to fears of a disruption in global oil supplies.EconomyJun 17, 2025
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Are rate hikes over? Market watchers give their forecast to Bank of CanadaNo further interest rate hikes are expected this cycle, according to the balance of respondents to a Bank of Canada market participants survey.EconomyNov 6, 2023
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How WallStreetBets is disrupting financial markets — and possibly permanentlyThe beliefs and behaviours of this new breed of retail investor are a far cry from those of typical stock market investors, says Pierre-Yann Dolbec of Concordia University.CommentaryFeb 6, 2021
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Crude oil prices see their best month on record, surging 88%The Canadian dollar traded for 72.53 cents US compared with 72.65 cents US on Thursday.CanadaMay 29, 2020
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TSX falls before ending one of its best months in yearsNorth American stock markets had one of their best performances in years last month.CanadaApr 30, 2020
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Coronavirus: Stocks slide at the open despite Fed’s massive credit boostThe stock market rapidly retraced its steps after a short-lived bout of optimism after the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled bold new programs to shore up the economy.MoneyMar 23, 2020
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Coronavirus: TSX, Wall Street drop at the open despite stimulus newsMarkets tumbled again on North American markets quickly erasing most of the gains of Tuesday's bounce-back.MoneyMar 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: TSX, Wall Street stage small rebound as markets openNorth American stocks rose in early trading.MoneyMar 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Canadians stocks hit a 1-year low, down 9.9%It was another horrific day on the stock market.MoneyMar 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: TSX, Wall Street pause trading for a 3rd time as stocks collapseMarkets remain in sell-off mode despite major efforts by central banks to shore up investor confidence.MoneyMar 16, 2020
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