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PM Harper takes part in a meeting in Ottawa(Reuters) - Canada is very concerned about the economic problems facing Europe and the United States and fears they could become even more severe in future, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday. Harper told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the uncertain international outlook meant he would focus on boosting the Canadian economy by cutting red tape as well as slowing the growth of spending. Canada is particularly impatient with what it sees as foot-dragging by euro zone countries and has urged Europe to do what it takes to solve its debt crisis. ...


Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke talks at a news conference in WashingtonCHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has moved closer to embarking on a new round of its controversial money-pumping after the central bank and its chairman Ben Bernanke highlighted a grim outlook for the U.S. economy. Bernanke on Wednesday opened the door a bit wider for the Fed to return to buying securities in the months ahead to buttress a weak recovery and keep inflation from slipping too far below its newly adopted 2-percent target. "It sounds like the finger is on the trigger," said Thomas Simons, a money market economist at Jefferies & Co. ...


TORONTO - The Canadian dollar could be headed for its first close above parity with the U.S. dollar since late October as the currency found lift in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve's vow to keep interest rates low to support the economy.

DAVOS, Switzerland - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be talking up the Canadian economy in Davos, but a new study of growth and jobs in Canada says we actually didn't fare very well during the economic turmoil of the past few years.

SASKATOON - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSX:POT) says profits grew in the fourth quarter helped by stronger fertilizer sales, but the results fell short of analyst expectations.

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