The federal government shouldn’t allow a softening economy to derail plans to return to a balanced budget, says the chief economist at one of the country’s big banks.
Avery Shenfeld of CIBC World Markets said Thursday that if the economy needs further juice, let the Bank of Canada provide it through very low interest rates.
“Softer [...]
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Ottawa should cut spending despite slowing growth: CIBC
December 17th, 2010 by Financial Writer Tags: bank, banks, ben, big banks, Canada, central bank, deficit, economic, economist, economists, economy, Employment Insurance, euro, Europe, fed, federal government, finance, finance minister, financial, gdp, glo, government, increase, inflation, interest rate, interest rates, job, monetary, rate, spending, united states, us, world markets
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Spain Pays High Yield on Bonds
December 16th, 2010 by Financial Writer Spain’s final foray into the market for long-term bonds this year was an expensive exercise for the government Thursday, coming a day after Moody’s Investors Service Inc. warned that it might downgrade the country’s credit rating because of its mounting debt and funding needs.
Germany, meanwhile, announced plans to issue less debt next year, [...]Tags: au, company, Debt, dow jones, economic, economic recovery, euro, Europe, finance, germany, government, Invest, investor, investors, ubs, us
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Are the markets back? Reply is hazy - The Buzz
December 15th, 2010 by Financial Writer It’s been a long way back, but two of the most widely watched stock market barometers are now trading right around where they were before the financial excrement really hit the fan in September 2008.
The Dow closed Tuesday at 11,476.54, its highest close since September 8, 2008 — a week before the bankruptcy of Lehman [...]Tags: 2012, AIG, au, bank, bankruptcy, ben, business, businesses, China, citigroup, company, credit market, crisis, Debt, deficit, depression, economic, economic growth, economic recovery, economy, euro, Europe, fed, financial, financial crisis, glo, global credit, global economic, government, great depression, great recession, Invest, investment, investor, investors, job, money, rate, recession, sales, stock, stock market, stocks, united states, us, wall street
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Caliber Mortgage Finance – The Future Of The Residential Loans Or A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
December 14th, 2010 by Financial Writer We’ve all been affected in one way or the other of the whole mortgage mess (or for many of us, we hit many, many possibilities). For the most part, I think it’s fair to say that most of the average person was affected by the collapse of mortgages in recent years has been nothing [...]
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China Rate Speculation Splits Analysts, Former PBOC Official
December 11th, 2010 by Financial Writer China can’t raise interest rates because of the risk of attracting inflows of cash that would fuel inflation, said Wu Xiaoling, a former deputy governor of the central bank.
“The global low interest-rate environment prevents China’s central bank from raising interest rates,” Wu said in a speech at a hedge fund [...]Tags: au, bank, banking, banking group, central bank, China, consumer, economic, economist, economists, financial, glo, increase, inflation, interest rate, interest rates, lender, lenders, lending, money, money supply, rate, ubs, us
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Getting The Most From Your Mortgage Broker Get
December 10th, 2010 by Financial Writer The first step in choosing a mortgage broker is to take issues with a little ‘before asking. Not all mortgage brokers are the same thing, and if you want one that is professional, knows the mortgage business and has the contacts to ensure you are getting the best possible solution when it comes to [...]
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The overblown menace of robosigners
December 9th, 2010 by Financial Writer A lot of homeowners face foreclosure. The overwhelming majority of them haven’t been making their house payments.
This simple truth has been obscured by the foreclosure paperwork scandal.
In 23 states, foreclosures must be accomplished through the court system. (In the other states, lenders handle foreclosures administratively, although homeowners can choose to defend themselves in court.)
Lenders are [...]Tags: au, bank, bank of america, consumer, consumer advocates, Debt, debts, foreclosure, foreclosures, homeowners, job, lender, lenders, mortgage, new york, owners, president, us
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Mortgage Broker Refinancing – How To Avoid Overpaying
December 8th, 2010 by Financial Writer mortgage brokers can be an excellent resource for the refinancing. Staff members have extensive industry contacts and access to mortgage loan you can not watch alone. The problem with using a mortgage broker is that this person deserves a life of its commission, the mortgage on their largest loan in order can not be [...]
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Home loan conference recap
December 7th, 2010 by Financial Writer Mortgage maven Christopher Cruise summarizes yesterday’s housing conference in D.C.:
My overall impression of the conference is that there will be changes and that maybe, maybe sometime in the next decade or so, Fannie and Freddie will cease to exist, or their functions will be split and half-retained in government and the other half fully privatized. [...]Tags: au, bank, bank of america, borrow, borrowers, government, home prices, housing, housing market, increase, loan, loans, mortgage, obama, obama administration, president, ubs, us








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