Etiket: Bérubé
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: shooting at the central bank
Qualified sometimes as an unexpected measure, of unprecedented severity, of the harshest blow, the sanction against the Central Bank of Russiaa first within the G20, aims to strike at the…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: geopolitical tension at its zenith
The escalation of tensions in Ukraine reached its zenith with the order given on Monday to the Russian army to enter the separatist territories in eastern Ukraine. A Russian military…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: Inaccessible rent
There is home ownership, which has become unaffordable for the average buyer, and its repercussion, access to the rental market, with the availability of affordable housing tending towards scarcity. The…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: deficit of contingency funds
Despite the legislative tightening, the contingency fund of condominiums is still too often thin or insufficient. “There are big bills to pay soon, and very few condominiums have saved enough…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: Still money for the ex-CSeries
Quebec is adding US$300 million to the CSeries venture, essentially to protect its investment and hope for eventual recovery. But is it really a bit of deja vu? As a…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: change of regime
Prior to its rebound in recent sessions, Wall Street was on course for its worst month since the 12.5% mini-crash of March 2020. A transition month, January served as a…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: stock market madness
High-flying session at the Stock Exchange on Monday. Prior to a last-minute recovery, major benchmarks were posting heavy losses leading them to flirt with the correction phase. The intensification of…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: the other shortage (bis)
The record real estate year of 2021 ended with buyers facing a record shortage of listings. The imbalance in access to residential property has never been so glaring. In Quebec,…
The chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: unequal in front of the rates
All are not equal in the face of inflation, as will be the case with rising interest rates. This mountain of savings accumulated during the pandemic will not bring the…
Chronicle of Gérard Bérubé | The duty
The Government of Canada on Friday recalled an April budget measure that called for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which will drop to $ 15 an hour on…
Column by Gérard Bérubé: Refocusing at Laurentian Bank
Laurentian Bank had simply forgotten the importance of its customers and employees. In October 2020, Laurentian Bank announced the appointment of RaniaLlewellyn as President and Chief Executive Officer. She joined…
Chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: the labor market completes its recovery
Strong job creation echoed the end of government income support programs. Results: the labor market has, in the end, recovered its losses created by the pandemic and by the government…
Chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: inflation is encrusted
The Federal Reserve corrects the situation and withdraws the qualifier of “temporary” to the evolution of inflation beyond the targets. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s change of tone was heard on…
Chronicle of Gérard Bérubé: yields are running out of steam
For pension plans, returns are there, but interest rates are blowing hot and cold. The Mercer Pension Financial Health Index, which tracks the median solvency rating of defined benefit pension…
Column by Gérard Bérubé: welcome salary increase
Janet Yellen called the upward pressure on wages from the labor shortage “good for workers” on Wednesday. “In a way, it’s good to see wages increase and working conditions improve…