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Residential mortgage underwriting needs more bite: Canada’s banking watchdog

Residential mortgage underwriting needs more bite: Canada’s banking watchdog

Federal regulator’s open letter spells out problem, says Vancouver mortgage broker

Bank of Canada holds steady on interest rate

Status quo stance at 0.5% but near-term growth outlook downgraded
Adding up the Brexit bill: what took the Brits so long to leave?

Adding up the Brexit bill: what took the Brits so long to leave?

Having been in the U.K. for the last 10 days of the Brexit campaign, I expected the victory of the Brexiteers over the Remainians. The debate pitched economics against politics.
Grits need to start getting down to business on major trade deals

Grits need to start getting down to business on major trade deals

We journalists have been known from time to time to exaggerate or miss the point.
Insider trading: July 12, 2016

Insider trading: July 12, 2016

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended July 6, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Why CETA is too important to fail for EU and Canada

Why CETA is too important to fail for EU and Canada

Brexit threatens to delay and complicate Canada’s most comprehensive trade agreement
Median Canadian income increases for families, stays flat for individuals

Median Canadian income increases for families, stays flat for individuals

The Canadian median income reached $55,600 in 2014, the most recent year recorded, up 2.6% from 2013.
Grits needs to start getting down to business on major trade deals

Grits needs to start getting down to business on major trade deals

We journalists have been known from time to time to exaggerate or miss the point.
Rolling on the floor laughing at B.C. government's foreign ownership report (blog)

Rolling on the floor laughing at B.C. government's foreign ownership report (blog)

This week, the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union continued to resonate in financial markets. While here in Vancouver we were, as always, fixated on real estate.

Infographic: What is the future of retirement looking like for Canadians?