Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

JP Morgan kicked off earnings season with a bang! Expectations were for the banks to have a decent start after we saw the yield curve uninvert itself in early September, which will broadly help net...

U.S. stocks have recovered almost half of selloff that stemmed from Friday’s disappointing nonfarm payroll report. The playbook for higher U.S. stocks seems etched in stone as investors brace...

The Bank of Canada will release two reports on Monday – its Business Outlook and its survey of consumer expectations, a relatively new economic indicator.Offering a quarterly glimpse of the...

After the stock market’s stellar returns in 2019, it’s only natural that investors would fear a sub-par performance for stocks in 2019 but, as I’ll argue in this report, stocks can...

And just like that, we’ve wrapped up another year and the final scores have been posted across the various asset classes.Positives: Every single asset class ended in the green. This is a far cry...

Canada released Housing Starts (MoM) Thursday for December 2019 at 197,300 vs. an expectation of 210,000. Building Permits (MoM) for November 2019 were released as well at -2.4% vs. -1.5% expected. ...

Gold retreated after vaulting above the $1,600 level for the first time in nearly seven years on Wednesday as fears of a larger conflict in the Middle East abated on milder rhetoric between Iran and...

After Iranian retaliation, market volatility accelerated, but Iran, U.S. allay war fears Investors roll back into risk assets Still, gold continues to rise Key EventsU.S. futures contracts,...

The U.S. and Iran traded barbs this weekend heating things up after the U.S. attack on an Iranian military official last week. S&Ps gapped open lower on the reopen after the weekend and naturally...

Global equities continue to slide as financial markets brace for Iran’s next move following last week’s killing of Iran’s top commander General Qassim Soleimani. Today, Tehran had...

U.S. futures suggest underlying indices will resume their declines from record highs Technicals increase chances of an even sharper correction Oil jumps but meets resistance Bitcoin could be...

S&P 500 drops the most in 4 weeksSafe havens reach monthly highs on fears of military escalation after U.S. strike takes out top Iranian generalIndicators suggest stock correction could...

Gold and yen pairs have long been considered a flight to safety. When traders get nervous, they tend to sell risky assets and move their money into “safe havens,” such as gold and yen....

With Japan still on holiday and no major economic data scheduled in Asia, it looked like we were on track for another quiet session. But U.S. President Donald Trump had other plans.A missile attack at...