Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged (+1.25%) during its policy meeting today amid concern over slowing housing markets and stalled NAFTA trade...

Europe’s exemption from U.S. metal tariffs ends Friday EU insists on ‘unconditional exemption’ as it preps retaliation Quotas on European exports could be the only...

Financials lead global equity slump Unprecedented Italian bond selloff reignites fears over broader EU debt crisis Soros warns against largest financial crisis since 2008 US presses ahead with...

We expect a very close call for the monetary policy decision on Wednesday, with the Bank of Canada (BoC) leaving the overnight rate target unchanged at 1.25%.Making the case for a hike could be...

The U.S. dollar is mixed as risk aversion has made traditional safe haven currencies (JPY and CHF) advance versus the greenback. The USD is higher against the EUR as the Spanish PM faces a confidence...

Threat of Euro fragmentationU.S. Treasuries have rallied alongside a number of core-European bonds as the political crisis in Italy and Spain deepens, triggering risk-off trading across capital...

Buckle in for an action-packed U.S. holiday-shortened week brimmed with essential events, none more significant than the U.S. May employment report particularly in light of the recent dovish...

Global equities are trading higher in this holiday shortened trading week in a risk-on mood, buoyed by signs that an U.S.-North Korea summit is back on track.In Europe, the EUR has found some relief...

Normally, we’d preview the Bank of Canada’s next policy decision closer to the actual date. But all the relevant data has been published, so why wait? Unless the central bank scraps its...

Global stock markets remain under pressure as investors shun risk assets for relative safe havens.Rising Italian bond yields, fading prospects for the North Korea summit, disintegrating EM currencies,...

New threat of US tariffs on auto imports spurs global auto shares selloff European miners and oil stocks outperform, even against continuing oil prices decline US stocks boosted by dovish Fed...

Canada is the largest energy trading partner of the United States, based on the combined value of energy exports and imports. Although the value of bilateral energy trade with Canada has varied over...

Trump's pessimistic remarks on trade and North Korea spark global equity market selling South Korean shares buck the trend as strong corporate performance overshadows mounting political risk Japanese...

Canadian wholesale sales rose 1.1% to $62.8 billion in March, more than offsetting the decline in February. The motor vehicle and parts sub-sector contributed the most to the gain. Excluding this...