Bank of Canada Policy Makers ‘Hopeful’ Worst Case Can be Avoided – Bloomberg

Bank of Canada policy makers emerged from interest rate deliberations this week hopeful the economy will avoid the most-severe outcome, with financial market functioning normalizing and amid signs the nation’s income support programs are working.
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Shutdown of Canada’s Economic Engine Sends Stocks to 2011 Low

(Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks plunged to their lowest level in almost nine years as investors digested a slew of bad news that signaled a massive slowdown in economic growth for the year.The S&P/TSX Composite Index tumbled 5.3% Monday to its lowest since October 2011, bringing the drop from the Feb.
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TD, Scotiabank Issue $11 Billion of Repo-Eligible Bonds – Bloomberg

Toronto-Dominion Bank priced the largest covered bond on record from a Canadian lender on Friday, days after the country’s central bank widened the range of securities it takes as guarantee for repurchase transactions. Bank of Nova Scotia followed with a similar deal Monday.
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