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The Canadian dollar is lower on Thursday awaiting employment data to be released early on Friday. The diplomatic row between Canada and Saudi Arabia continues as both nations are standing their...

New home prices increased in June, marking the first upward movement since November 2017.New Housing Price Index, monthly change Nationally, new house prices edged up 0.1% in June, largely due to...

European indices fail to follow Asian markets higher, hit by downbeat corporate reports S&P 500 loses race to longest rally since February Pound hurt by Brexit disputes, Russian Ruble and...

Trade concerns continue to hover over capital markets. Yesterday, the U.S. indicated that it will begin imposing another 25% duties on an additional $16 billion in Chinese imports beginning in a...

New US tariff round prompts investors to switch to risk off S&P 500 closes 0.5% from January record close Tesla shares spike on Musk's plan to take the group out of the public market Key...

Investing is hard. There, I said it. Now I’m going to illustrate.Upfront, we are gaga over Shopify Inc (TO:SHOP). As we comb through the Canadian investing landscape, there’s not another...

European stocks, futures boosted by Asian rebound on upbeat US earnings S&P 500 hits highest close since January, but trade concerns hit materials and larger-cap stocks Oil jumps as the US...

Carmakers boost European equities, US futures point to rebound from Asian weakness Australian shares confirm outperformance over US-China trade war US stocks cap five weeks of gain on positive...

Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.7 billion in May to $626 million in June, the smallest deficit since January 2017. Total exports increased 4.1%, mainly on...

The Bank of England is more likely than not to hike interest rates 25 bps to 0.75% this morning, but this has only recently become a closer call.June’s BoE meeting minutes showed that three out...

Global stocks dive on trade-driven shift to risk off, NASDAQ futures hit hard US 10-year yields jump above 3%, USD edges higher after Fed holds rates but confirms gradual hikes WTI crude...

The last few days of July have seen the global trade outlook improve significantly and, as such, stock markets and pro-cyclical stocks in particular, such as industrials, have outperformed, while bond...

Over the past fortnight, fixed income, forex and the commodities market have become rather boring and range bound. Will today’s Fed monetary policy announcement be the facilitator to end this...

Fresh US-China trade salvos pressure European shares, US futures NASDAQ outperforms on Apple's earnings beat and hopes of easing trade war Dollar ticks higher, weighs on EM currencies and...