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The delicate balance of setting central bank interest rates

As the Bank of Canada prepared to announce its decision on interest rates in early September, Tiff Macklem, the bank's governor, received imploring letters from premiers spanning both the country and the political spectrum.

Patient capital is in short supply, research finds

Investors demand returns—and many want them to materialize overnight. But not every investment opportunity has that kind of potential. Some take years to pay off, but yield big results when they do.

Stock market returns track the strength of the dollar

A new paper in Oxford Open Economics, published by Oxford University Press, shows that the US dollar can be considered as a major global factor that investors look at when making their portfolio allocation decisions in stock ...

Researchers study hedge fund model for complex societal problems

A hedge fund designed to pool money together for the public good could tackle a niche of problems that governments, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies all struggle with solving, according to Penn State researchers.

Star employees get most of the credit—and blame

Working with a "star" employee—someone who demonstrates exceptional performance and enjoys broad visibility relative to industry peers—offers both risks and rewards, according to new research from the Cornell University's ...

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