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2022 DBIF coverage: A look at the economic forecast for 2023

Sadie Janes — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:44 +0000

BMO Financial Group expects North American economies will go through a shallow recession in 2023, according to Douglas Porter, the bank’s chief economist and managing director, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Defined Benefit Investment Forum. “I would give it a 25 per cent chance that central banks can still negotiate this without one. […]

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Canadian pension plans well positioned as inflation hits 31-year high: report

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 19 May 2022 12:00:02 +0000

Canada’s pension plans are well positioned to succeed in a high inflation environment though stagflation remains a significant threat, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. “The maturing nature of participant bases increases pension funds’ reliance on investment returns, as contributions and income from active members may be outpaced by benefits paid to a […]

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Japan and Food Inflation

mschmit — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:31:10 +0000

Could WHO warning put more pressure on global prices?

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