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European markets, US futures seesaw amid heightened trade headwinds Hong Kong’s Hang Seng underperforms on fresh US tariff batch and typhoon damages U.S. dollar falls back below week-old...

The Canadian dollar fell Friday. After the Trump administration softened its stance on international trade, in particular by reopening trade talks with China, NAFTA optimism boosted the loonie....

Nationally, new home prices were up for a second consecutive month in July.New Housing Price Index, monthly change Builders in 15 of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed reported higher...

Asian indices halt slide State-owned Chinese stocks outperform in Hong Kong Euro, sterling in a holding pattern ahead central bank meetings Key EventsShares in Europe gained this morning, as optimism...

Oil rallies on Hurricane Florence, depleted US inventories and looming Iran sanctions Asian equity losses deepen with emerging markets 2-year Treasury yields hit decade high Key EventsShares in...

The USD/CAD gained 1.01 percent in the first week of September. The currency pair traded at 1.3173 last Friday after a tale of two reports put downward pressure on the loonie.The Canadian and U.S....

The national trend in housing starts continued to decline in August from the historical peak that was recorded in March 2018. This moderation brings total starts closer to historical averages, largely...

Trade talks, tariffs threats, EM contagion fears and central bank decisions are dominating asset price moves this month.Add geopolitical risks and U.S. impeachment possibilities, market volatility is...

Since our prior analysis the index has broken to new highs. Given its tidy retracement towards key support, those new highs may just be short lived. Just coming off from its highs, the trend remains...

The Canadian dollar rose on Thursday after Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said that a breakdown in the U.S.-Canada trade talks would not keep the central bank from raising interest...

U.S. and Canadian negotiators started a second day of talks aimed at rescuing the North American Free Trade Agreement on Thursday as the deadline for a deal this week, set out by U.S. President Donald...

Canadian municipalities issued $8.2 billion worth of building permits in July, down 0.1% from June. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower construction intentions in British...

European shares, futures seesaw after Asian, US selloffs EM turmoil prompts rotation out of dollar and into yen, Swiss franc and gold Hong Kong stocks bear brunt of Chinese selling on HKD risk;...

After increasing the overnight rate target by 25 basis points in mid-July, the Bank of Canada kept its target for the overnight rate at 1.50% this morning. The first takeaway from the statement is...