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European shares hold onto gains, US futures follow Asian markets lower US major indices register second lower trough, establishing new downtrend Small cap stocks underperformance strengthens case for...

Despite an unexpected decline in the headline CPI inflation in September, from 2.8% to 2.2%, core measures of inflation held on at around 2.0%. This modest acceleration in core CPI measures and the...

Global stocks have swung sharply lower overnight, amid growing fears about the health of the Chinese economy and a slew of geopolitical concerns – U.K., Italy and Saudi Arabia.In Italy, the...

Global stocks, US futures tumble, investors flee to safe haven assets Europe’s STOXX 600 hits near 2-year low, completes top South Korean shares flirt with bear market Gold provides upside...

Wholesale sales edged down 0.1% to $63.6 billion in August. Sales were down in four of seven sub-sectors, representing 65% of total wholesale sales. The building material and supplies and the motor...

China indices, global stocks, US futures rally, after Chinese officials vow to boost China’s economy Italian bonds and stocks rebound after Moody’s spares the country from 'junk' status...

The steepest Canadian oil discount on record has been making headlines, notably weighing down on Alberta’s credit spreads. Combined with increasing oil sands production, the late August Trans...

Canadian inflation slowed significantly last month as temporary factors that lifted the cost of gas and air travel dissipated.Canada’s CPI climbed 2.2% y/y, following a 2.8% increase in August...

The minutes of the late-September, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, released Wednesday after a three-week lag, showed Federal Reserve policymakers in the throes of uncertainty about the...

China shares fall to almost four-year low, deepening bear market Futures slide, US yields target fresh 7-year high after Fed minutes European shares buck the trend on upbeat corporate results US...

Manufacturing sales fell 0.4% to $58.6 billion in August, following three consecutive monthly increases.The decline was mainly due to lower motor vehicle sales. Excluding this industry, manufacturing...

Until quite recently the words “legal” and “cannabis” were rarely seen in the same sentence, due to concerns over some of the more damaging effects the drug is reported to have...

European, Asian indices gain US futures reverse early gains ahead of FOMC minutes release Dollar consolidates as Treasury yields hold above 3.1 percent Key EventsGlobal stocks gained ground this...

With an updated financial framework in the Pre-Election Report on Quebec’s Public Finances and a promise by the new Quebec provincial Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government to use $10...