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Canada’s March international merchandise trade: Trade Balance: -C$3.2B vs. -C$2.4B Exports: C$49B vs. C$48.0B prior Imports: C$52.3B vs. C$50.9B prior Trade Balance with U.S: C$3.6B vs. C$3.6B...

The national trend in housing starts increased in April, as higher-trending multi-unit starts offset a continued decline in the trend for single starts, in urban areas. The increase in the trend of...

Tuesday, May 7: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal equities were mixed overnight as a slew of trade headlines continued to batter markets. U.S. Treasury yields have managed to back up a...

North American stock markets have continued their march higher in April with a 3.9% and 3.0% gain for the S&P 500 and the S&P TSX, respectively. Since the beginning of the year, those indices...

Monday, May 6: Five things the markets are talking aboutThe latest U.S. jobs report showed that hiring picked up in April, with the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level in 50 years. It gave a...

O Canada! The country is known for a lot of things (maple syrup, gorgeous nature, snow, etc.), but what you might not realize is that Canada also offers some of the world’s most innovative and...

Daily FX Market Roundup May 2, 2019Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementInvestors continued to buy US dollars ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. Federal...

Journalists were visibly frustrated with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his stubborn insistence that inflation—despite all the evidence to the contrary—would soon reach the...

Daily FX Market Roundup April 30, 2019Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset ManagementThe US dollar saw strong gains in the month of April and while the greenback dipped against...

Canadian GDP disappointsData from StatsCanada this morning showed that the Canadian economy contracted in February, falling short of expectations, as both mining and rail transportation recorded sharp...

U.S. futures, European shares slip on Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Samsung's earnings debacle Financials outperform in the U.S., show weakness in Europe; Real Estate lags Treasury yields fall ahead of...

U.S. futures, European shares slip on Alphabet, Samsung's earnings debacle Financials outperform in the U.S., show weakness in Europe; Real Estate lags Treasury yields fall ahead of Fed's decision Key...

Global equites are mixed at the start of this data laden and holiday interrupted week. The ‘big’ dollar is trading steady and Treasury yields have ticked a tad higher as investors wait for...

GDP – Headline beat does not tell whole storyXI – Confirms trade deal is nearing Oil – Short-term top in place Gold- Sinks following solid GDP reading GDP 3.2%! The U.S. economy...