Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Canada’s inflation surprised to the upside yesterday, providing CAD with a boost and further lowering expectations for a rate cut. At 2% it remains at their centre band of the 1-3%...

Minutes of the Federal Reserve policy meeting at the end of July, released yesterday after the usual three-week delay, confirmed that Fed Chair Jerome Powell was trying to walk a tightrope in combat...

U.S. futures rebound as traders shun trade, growth headwinds ahead of Fed minutesEurope climbs on Fiat-Renault reports, German stimulus measureYields climb on technicals Key...

Global stock rally dies down, U.S. futures drop as hawkish Fedspeak offsets trade optimism Hong Kong risk, Twitter and Facebook measures overshadow Huawei trade reprieve Dollar and gold strengthen...

U.S. futures, European shares rally on improved market sentiment and stimulus prospects U.S. yields post forceful rebound Gold drops on new-found risk on Bitcoin surges, defying its...

Lately, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s version of plain speaking almost makes one yearn for the days of Alan Greenspan’s tendency toward cryptic comments. It was the longtime Fed...

The Liberal government is likely to propose the implementation of a universal public pharmacare program ahead of the upcoming fall federal election.· Under the proposal made by an...

With gold prices stretched and Bitcoin around key support, convergence could be approaching.In previous analysis we’ve highlighted a positive (although imperfect) correlation between Bitcoin and...

Several Asia-Pacific central banks cut benchmark interest rates last week in a surprisingly vigorous way, and others are poised to follow suit as they use the leeway provided by rate cuts in the U.S....

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementDaily FX Market Roundup August 14, 2019 Most people have a simple and basic understanding of what a yield-curve inversion means....

U.S. futures, European shares tumble on dismal economic data from China, Germany Yields edge toward lowest level since Oct. 2016 Yen and gold rise, oil drops as lowest Chinese industrial output in...

Geopolitical risk from Hong Kong, Argentina, Italy keeps U.S. futures, European shares under pressure Geopolitical risk from Hong Kong, Argentina, Italy keeps U.S. futures, European shares under...

Geopolitical risk from Hong Kong, Argentina, Italy keeps U.S. futures, European shares under pressure Geopolitical risk from Hong Kong, Argentina, Italy keeps U.S. futures, European shares under...

Yen and bond bulls charged on Monday while stocks struggled again, amid ongoing worries that a prolonged U.S.-China trade war and damaging Brexit could tip top economies into recession.Early gains for...