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The report pointed to structural changes in the labour market, including a lower share of younger workers , and increasingly efficient job matching thanks to the internet. Additionally, while employment has returned to pre-pandemic levels, the economy wasn’t at full employment in early 2020. …Read the full story

Refinitiv also reported that green bond issuance was down by 11% in the first quarter, sovereign debt activity declined by 3%, and international bond offerings were down by 24%. Two Canadian firms — RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc. …Read the full story

In terms of new issue activity, the global equities markets had their weakest first quarter since 2016 this year, with proceeds dropping 67% from the same quarter last year to US$120.7 billion. Refinitiv noted that, for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, the New York Stock Exchange saw no new listings in the […]

In the first, the Bank of Canada raises interest rates at “a reasonable schedule” of four times per year to keep up with growth and contribute to a “less heated” market. With inflation at the highest level in three decades, Tal said a more aggressive Bank of Canada that raises rates eight times per year […]

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“For markets, the takeaway is that the will be more tolerant of inflation inside the 1%-to-3% band, rather than always focusing on 2%, as long as inflation expectations are anchored. The most common labour market metric is the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of the labour force that does not have a […]

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“Climate change is the most urgent challenge of our lifetimes. It is essential that the global capital markets, long the drivers of economic activity, are reoriented to act in service of the planet,” said Julia Hoggett, CEO of the LSE. The new contract, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to launch in the […]