Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

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...

EM woes spark global selloff, overshadowing trade worries Nike and Facebook setbacks lead US equity drops Dollar strengthens on mounting macro risks Key EventsEuropean stocks as well as futures...

In the last week of August, it was trade and tariff wars along with emerging markets currency capitulation that were the driving forces behind asset prices.Thrown into the mix, G10 central banks and...

Three of the four major US indexes posted fresh records; Dow 2.5 percent from a record But renewed trade headwinds could weigh on markets However, a strong US economy would counter geopolitical risks...

Welcome to the Labour Day weekend.As we prepare to mark the last holiday Monday of this fine summer of 2018, what better way to spend a portion of it than discussing the yield curve! Now, I fully...

Friday, Aug. 31: Five things the markets are talking aboutThe threat of global growth taking a hit from a damaging U.S.-China relationship remains front and centre. Global equities trade under...

Canadian real GDP advanced by 2.9% (q/q annualized) in 2018 Q2 after increasing at a softer pace the previous three quarters (see chart below).The breakdown of real GDP’s major components shows...

Talks between Canada and the United States are intensifying as the two countries push to hammer out a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by a Friday deadline, with both sides...

Global equities take a hit from heightened US-China trade spat fears despite strong US GDP reading Gold on track for fifth consecutive negative month Dollar rebounds but struggles to climb back...