Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Bank of Canada Rate Decision The Bank of Canada will make its key interest rate announcement on Wednesday. The overall expectation is that there will be no change to the central bank’s overnight...

Investors may be getting impatient once again at the lack of trade progressYields set to keep fallingOil threatening to reverse into a downtrend With the approach of the Dec. 15 deadline for the next...

The Canadian economy showed encouraging signs of resilience lately, a necessity for the Bank of Canada in order to remain on the sidelines. Real GDP advanced by 1.3% (q/q, seasonally adjusted at...

1) U.S. payrolls – Dec. 6 – the low expectations around the October jobs report turned out to be a bit of a mixed blessing, as the better-than-expected 128,000 number along with an...

The United Sates has front loaded all the month-end data to today because of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and the half-day session for equities on Friday. The most important data released today...

Statistics Canada will publish the 2019 Q3 real GDP figures on Friday, Nov. 29. We are forecasting 1.1% Q/Q SAAR. That is a tad lower than consensus and the Bank of Canada’s October MPR...

There have been a few headlines out today suggesting that a China-U.S. trade deal for Phase One is just about done. The key sticking point right now seems to be which tariffs should be lifted before...

First Of The Big Banks ReportsThe first of Canada’s big six banks reports tomorrow. Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) kicks of the string of fourth-quarter earnings for the country’s largest banking...

Failing to back up his colleague, CAD bears closed out after Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz gave his neutral stance. Given the dovish remarks by BoC’s Deputy Governor Carolyn...

Lest anyone think that the Bank of Canada may be easing given comments from deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins earlier this week, Governor Stephen Poloz made it very clear earlier today that he feels...

Businesses, large and small alike, are motivated towards efficiency and reduced costs. That is the nature of global trade: efficiency reduces expenses, and diminished costs improve the bottom...

U.S. futures slip as U.S.-China Hong Kong tensions reach new heights European shares drop as steel giant Thyssenkrupp raises red flags Yuan strengthens mildly, suggesting trade deal hopes are still...

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup November 20, 2019The U.S. dollar rebounded against all of the major currencies on the back of relatively...

Carolyn Wilkins, Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor, delivered what appears to be laying the groundwork for a potential cut. While she tips her hat to an economy that is “relatively...