Written by Returns in Canada’s bond market exceeded the rest of the world in 2010, gaining the most in five years, and may outperform again this year amid record foreign purchases of the nation’s fixed-income securities. READ MORE »
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Jobs report might help mortgage rates
Investors, economists and observers expected an upbeat employment report today. They didn’t get it. Mortgage rates are likely to stop rising as a result, and they might fall. READ MORE »
A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding a Hard Money Lender
Wouldn’t it be nice if you have a bottomless well of money in your backyard? Just imagine all the mansions you can buy, the places you can visit, and the cars you can drive with all that money! Sad to say, however, such a thing doesn’t exist. It if does, then all the people on Earth don’t have to lose sleep because of money problems. READ MORE »
IMF Board Votes to Expand Power of Emerging-Market Economies
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund’s executive board voted Friday to boost the role of emerging economies within the organization as part of a move to increase its role as the world’s arbiter on economic matters. READ MORE »
New-home sales rebound from record low in June
U.S. sales of new homes had a better-than-expected rebound in June after falling to record lows in May.
Sales rose 23.6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000, the Commerce Department reported Monday. READ MORE »