Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

First Comes The Fed, Then Santa Last week, we discussed that the risk to the markets was the annual portfolio rebalancing process. To wit: “With the year-end approaching, portfolio managers need to...

Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” ended yesterday in Vancouver. The extraordinary singer started this sixth concert tour in Glendale, Arizona on March 17, 2023. The tour consisted of 149 shows spanning...

While analysts are currently very optimistic about the market, the combined risk of high valuations and the need to rebalance portfolios in the short term may pose an unanticipated threat. This is...

Gold tumbles while Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) soars in this market alert. We analyze key sectors and trading opportunities. Discover crucial market dynamics and technical analysis insights for...

This podcast episode features interviews from the 2024 Ontario Home Builders' Association Annual Conference in Niagara Falls with key figures in Ontario's home building industry⁠,...

US equity futures are slightly higher, while European markets are trading higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower. The ECB cut rates by 25 bps for the third consecutive meeting, signaling a shift...

The S&P 500 fell by about 50 basis points yesterday, with the NASDAQ down roughly 65 basis points. PPI came in slightly hotter on the headline numbers, but as I reviewed with members earlier, if...

Breaking news as the Nasdaq hits 20,000 for the first time in history! We analyze this milestone moment and provides crucial market insights. Discover how the index doubled from 10,000 in just...

Welcome to Syz Bank's 2025 Global Outlook! 2024 has been a remarkable year for global markets, with equity indices, Gold, and Bitcoin reaching or nearing all-time highs. As we prepare to step into...

In this episode, I'llunpack the Bank of Canada’s decision to cut its key interest rate by another 50 basis points, marking a cumulative 175-point reduction. Learn why these moves were made,...

Wednesday's CPI report was seemingly the last hurdle for the Fed to cut interest rates. With the CPI index matching Wall Street forecasts, the Fed Funds futures market now implies a 97% chance the...

US core inflation posted a fourth consecutive 0.3% print, showing that progress towards the Fed inflation goal has clearly stalled. Nonetheless, the Fed’s favored measure of inflation is doing a...

The CPI numbers yesterday largely came in line. But when you took a deeper look at them and rounded them out, you realize they were in line but on the hotter side of inline, meaning the...

Last month’s CPI had set up an uncomfortable situation for the FOMC, where too-high inflation was colliding with a Fed that had launched too soon into ease mode – for what appears to be mostly...