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Canadian investors took a breather last Friday, thanks to the real GDP report stating that the economy grew by 0.1% m/m in November. Similarly, tomorrow should bring to market an encouraging Labour...

China will slice tariffs on U.S. goods by halfWHO clarifies: no known therapeutics for coronavirusOil moves higherKey EventsU.S. index futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ, as well as...

Canada released its trade balance data for December earlier this morning, and the data was better than expected. The overall Trade Balance was -$0.4 billion vs -$0.8 billion expected, and an upwardly...

Eager dip buyers bid stocks higherTech heavy NASDAQ hits new all-time-highDollar boosted by increasing rate cut signals from foreign central banksKey EventsU.S. futures, including for the S&P 500,...

The coronavirus is spreading despite China’s substantial efforts to contain it. Spreading even faster: news stories about the new flu strain.And the combination of the two is having a real...

Three of Canada’s biggest companies will be reporting their latest earnings this week.First up will be Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU), which will unveil its fourth-quarter results after the bell...

Mainland China markets reopened after extended holiday hiatus; shares plungeMore than 360 coronavirus deaths reported in China, with first casualty outside the countryOil demand from China plunges...

U.S. futures drop below uptrend line on escalating virus worriesGlobal stocks dipYields, oil return to declines, reaching multi-month lowsKey EventsU.S. futures and European equities slipped lower...

Positive U.S. data and earnings flip sentimentBut falling yields suggest lingering virus concernsHong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 3% after reopening post-holidayKey EventsU.S. index futures,...

Investors regained some confidence after global effort to limit China virus spreadDespite virus headlines, week full of important earnings and central banks policiesTechnically, U.S. stocks have...

The Fed's policymaking, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will undergo a significant shift at its January meeting this week, as four new regional chiefs rotate into voting positions.Also on the...

As the UK’s March budget announcement draws closer, so too does the introduction of its new planned digital tax. We expect the tech tax to ensure the global tech giants, like Amazon...