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Monday, Oct. 1: Five things the markets are talking aboutCanada’s loonie, the Mexican peso, along with North American stock futures have gained overnight after the U.S. and Canada confirmed a...

Automobile manufacturers Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM) rallied Monday after the United States and Canada struck a last-minute deal to replace the North American Free Trade...

European equity markets have been boosted by the news that the U.S. and Canada have struck a trade deal. The agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade delegates was struck just hours before the...

The Canadian dollar rose on Friday after the monthly gross domestic product (GDP) beat the forecast with a 0.2-percent gain. The loonie is up almost 1 percent on the final day of the trading week. The...

EuropeEuropean stock markets are firmly in the red this afternoon as the surge in Italian government bond yields has rattled investor confidence. The cost of borrowing for the Italian government has...

The US Federal Reserve followed its own playbook pretty closely this week, yesterday raising the benchmark federal funds rate a quarter point to 2.00-2.25 as expected. It also dropped the word...

Global stocks are trading mixed ahead of today’s FOMC rate decision, with Asian shares closing out higher, while Euro bourses are a tad down as Italy’s budget talks continue to be a source...

Markets cautious ahead of Fed hike and trade escalation Investors rotate into longer-dated Treasurys at a crucial technical point Yen strengthens: a warning to investors? China shares jump on...

It’s a return to the drawing board for many investors who are now back online beginning their holiday shortened Asian trading week.Euro equities are trading mixed following a “get back to...

Futures, European shares rebound from Asian weakness following US declines yesterday Investors hike their cash positions, shunning safe-haven yen, gold, dollar and Treasurys US stocks slip across...

A quarter-point increase in the benchmark Fed funds rate, to 2.00%-2.25% has long since been priced into the markets for tomorrow’s meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers.Investors will instead...

I recently went to the Mexican cities of Chihuahua, the capital of the state by the same name, and Ciudad Juarez, the economic capital and the state's largest city with 1.3 million inhabitants....

EuropeEuropean equity markets are lower today on account of the continued trade tensions. The latest batch of tariffs from the U.S. and China kick in today, and this has dampened the mood. The Chinese...

September is historically the worst month for equities but 2018 is shaping up to be an exception.US stocks hit a record high and this was crucial to the recovery of euro, aussie and other major...