Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Highlights: Mortgage Rate Blues Has Housing Become an Inflation Risk? Slowing Momentum in the Real Estate Market Threats to Canadian Economy: Canadian Economic Growth in 2023 and 2024 remained below...

“Steady As She Goes” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… So what’s ailing the market? On August 18, there were big headlines that a “major manager” had just put...

At the time of writing in mid-morning European trade, the German DAX was among a number of European markets to turn slightly positive on the session, recovering from a weak start. However, sentiment...

Stronger headwinds may be brewing for the US economic outlook, but next month’s third-quarter GDP report looks set to post a moderately firmer growth rate, based on the median estimate via...

US futures are pointing to a lower open as of 04:45 ET. European equity markets have opened down, following lower Asian markets. The market tone remains defensive following a renewed backup in rates...

A couple of months ago, in this article, I argued that one characteristic of higher-inflation environments is that the volatility of inflation numbers is also high.While it does not automatically...

As generally expected Tiff Macklem paused a Bank of Canada increase today in the face of poor GDP data and other signs of a slowing Canadian economy.But pause does NOT mean STOP and with Energy Prices...

Most investors believe that U.S. government debt is risk-free. Why shouldn’t they, every economic and financial textbook, media outlet, and bond guru say so?Did you know it used to be a fact...

US futures are pointing to a lower open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened with little change, following mixed to lower Asian markets. Oil prices touched 10-month highs and set off...

We rationalize why US longer tenor rates are rising – basically, the curve is inverted and getting used to discounting structurally higher rates. If so, reversion to a normal curve must mean...

Ron & Natalie run down Housing News, GDP Report, counting Canada's population properly but the big discussion is the growth of Private Mortgages and how small number of evil doers are abusing...

US equity futures are indicating a lower open as of 05:00 ET. This follows mixed Asian equities, while European equity markets are softer. China Caixin services PMI fell by more than expected....

Before investing in a stock, it's crucial to have a plan for managing losing positions But before you do that, it is critical to examine the reasons behind your decision Ultimately, there is no...

These are 5 Market Risks to Watch for September