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Yields on 10-year Treasurys near key 3 percent psychological level—again. Dollar continues to slide, boosting global stock rally NASDAQ Composite, Russell 2000 hit fresh all-time-highs, as...

Canada’s exports rose 1.6% to a record $48.6 billion in April, while imports were down 2.5% to $50.5 billion. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from...

NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ 100 post record highs thanks to technology stock rally Russell 2000 hits ninth record high since early 2018 correction China-US conciliatory moves buoy markets, raise...

Earnings season is often a busy time for investors like us at The Motley Fool. Every quarter management teams update investors on how their respective companies are performing, often give or update...

Last week’s statement accompanying the Bank o Canada decision to keep the policy rate at 1.25% included this particular upbeat comment: “solid labour income growth supports the expectation...

European indices, US futures inch higher after this morning's underwhelming open Asian markets slow down after US rally on Monday US stocks break consolidations on upside The NASDAQ Composite...

Global Equities rally, mirroring Friday's US equity gains US dollar softens Yields on 10-year Treasurys climb back above 2.9 percent, nearing 3.00 psychological level European stocks rise across...

Sure, this week saw the U.S. throw a collection of rather unfriendly tariffs our way. But did you know, we’re stealing their marijuana industry right out from under them?At least from a capital...

Record oil production from the U.S. and expectations for OPEC to boost their output has taken its toll on oil this past week. Although had it not been for the weaker dollar, it could have found itself...

The U.S. dollar traded lower against most major pairs on Thursday. The United States announced earlier in the day that it would apply tariffs on steel and aluminium imports form EU, Canada and Mexico....

Global equities are currently receiving some investor appreciation, rebounding from a two-month trough along with the EUR as the political turmoil in Italy that shook financial markets this week shows...

European stocks struggle to channel global upward momentum for equities Asian markets mirror US gains; on Wednesday US majors post best performance in over 3 months Dollar besieged by supply as...

The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate target unchanged at 1.25% this morning. More importantly for financial markets, the statement explaining this decision took a hawkish turn:“Overall,...

The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1¼ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1½ per cent and the deposit rate is 1 per cent.Global economic...