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Canadian retail sales increased for the second consecutive month, rising 1.1% to $51.3 billion in March. Sales were higher in 7 of 11 sub-sectors, representing 39% of retail trade. Higher sales at...

U.S. futures slip on fears of further U.S. bans on Chinese companies Yields ease after Fed’s Bullard comments on potential rate cuts Pound hit by MPs rebuke to prospect of second Brexit...

U.S. futures, Europe rebound on Huawei ban's temporary relief Dollar climbs; gold, yen slip Defensive Utilities hit all-time high on Monday VIX keeps pointing to more pain coming up Key EventsFutures...

European and Chinese stocks markets are selling off from critical comments from Beijing that put a dent in trade talk optimism. Flight to safety is the early morning theme and we may see that continue...

Canadian CPI inflation increased 0.4% m/m in April, in line with consensus. On a year-over-year basis, inflation rose 2.0%, up from 1.9% in March. Relative to march inflation, three of eight major...

The annual inflation rate in Canada accelerated slightly in April on broad-based price increases for items such as mortgage payments, vehicles and fresh vegetables.According to StatsCanada,...

This week begins again with global equity markets on the back foot, sovereign debt in demand, and the risk averse go-to positioning investors primary trade. Bets on a Fed rate cut are also now gaining...

U.S. futures dive deeper into the red as investors dread Chinese tariff retaliation European shares suffer highest selling volumes since Oct. 10 Yen, Treasury climb on risk off Key EventsFutures on...

Like the Pied Piper of Hamelin, U.S. President Donald Trump rid the oil market of its excessive supply by imposing sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.WTI 1-Week Chart - Powered by TradingView Then when...

The loonie surges after Canada delivers best monthly job gain on record. Employment rose by 107,000 in April, with notable gains in part-time work for youth. The unemployment rate declined by 0.1...

Canada’s March international merchandise trade: Trade Balance: -C$3.2B vs. -C$2.4B Exports: C$49B vs. C$48.0B prior Imports: C$52.3B vs. C$50.9B prior Trade Balance with U.S: C$3.6B vs. C$3.6B...

The national trend in housing starts increased in April, as higher-trending multi-unit starts offset a continued decline in the trend for single starts, in urban areas. The increase in the trend of...

Tuesday, May 7: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal equities were mixed overnight as a slew of trade headlines continued to batter markets. U.S. Treasury yields have managed to back up a...

North American stock markets have continued their march higher in April with a 3.9% and 3.0% gain for the S&P 500 and the S&P TSX, respectively. Since the beginning of the year, those indices...