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Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $1.6 billion in the second quarter to $15.9 billion. A lower deficit on trade in goods more than offset higher...

European stocks, US futures waver on lingering geopolitical uncertainty Sterling gains despite reduced chances of a timely Brexit deal; Euro slides on Italian news reports Key EventsShares in...

Tuesday, Aug. 28: Five things the markets are talking aboutAny trade deal is good for capital markets; even yesterday’s U.S.-Mexico “non-ratified” trade announcement has been able to...

US-Mexico trade deal boosts global stocks USD falls below uptrend line and 50 DMA The S&P 500 and NASDAQ hit fresh all-time records Key EventsEquities in Europe gained ground today while futures...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Sunday and both agreed to the tri-lateral nature of the NAFTA deal, the prime minister’s office said on...

The Canadian (C$1.2975) dollar has rallied aggressively this morning against the USD. It’s been pushed higher on NAFTA optimism, but on the crosses there is little change (EUR/CAD €1.5129,...

European stocks, US futures echo Asian session rally US dollar bounces on technicals, despite September hike priced in 10-year yields may have topped out Key EventsGlobal equities extended last...

Markets welcomed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday, seeing it as a stirring defense of central bank independence in the face of White House criticism. Indeed,...

Earlier this week, Quebec's minister of finance released his first pre-election report on the state of public finances. This report is essentially a fiscal update and the last piece of information...

Central bank policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic were a lot more worried about trade tensions at the beginning of August than they let on at the time. Those worries might be enough to interrupt...

Fed clearly leads the global pace of policy normalization despite Trump 'displeasure' BoE wary of Brexit crash forcing it to slam on the brakes ECB coasting in neutral BoJ stuck in pit for...

The U.S. dollar has rallied for the first time in six sessions as the markets waits for rhetoric from Jackson Hole, where a meeting of global central bankers begins this evening.Yesterday, the Federal...

Dollar jumps after Fed minutes confirm rate hike path Fresh US tariffs on China imports don’t stop Shanghai Composite from outperforming Asian peers USD strength pressures oil, weighs on...

The Canadian dollar rose 0.29 percent on Wednesday against the U.S. dollar. The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2996 after the U.S. Federal Reserve published the minutes from its August Federal Open Market...