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Asian indices halt slide State-owned Chinese stocks outperform in Hong Kong Euro, sterling in a holding pattern ahead central bank meetings Key EventsShares in Europe gained this morning, as optimism...

Oil rallies on Hurricane Florence, depleted US inventories and looming Iran sanctions Asian equity losses deepen with emerging markets 2-year Treasury yields hit decade high Key EventsShares in...

The USD/CAD gained 1.01 percent in the first week of September. The currency pair traded at 1.3173 last Friday after a tale of two reports put downward pressure on the loonie.The Canadian and U.S....

EuropeThe strained trading relations between the U.S. and China have taken a new turn. Beijing has asked the World Trade Organization to impose sanctions on the U.S., and China are claiming this is in...

The national trend in housing starts continued to decline in August from the historical peak that was recorded in March 2018. This moderation brings total starts closer to historical averages, largely...

Trade talks, tariffs threats, EM contagion fears and central bank decisions are dominating asset price moves this month.Add geopolitical risks and U.S. impeachment possibilities, market volatility is...

Since our prior analysis the index has broken to new highs. Given its tidy retracement towards key support, those new highs may just be short lived. Just coming off from its highs, the trend remains...

The Canadian dollar rose on Thursday after Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said that a breakdown in the U.S.-Canada trade talks would not keep the central bank from raising interest...

Canadian municipalities issued $8.2 billion worth of building permits in July, down 0.1% from June. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower construction intentions in British...

European shares, futures seesaw after Asian, US selloffs EM turmoil prompts rotation out of dollar and into yen, Swiss franc and gold Hong Kong stocks bear brunt of Chinese selling on HKD risk;...

After increasing the overnight rate target by 25 basis points in mid-July, the Bank of Canada kept its target for the overnight rate at 1.50% this morning. The first takeaway from the statement is...

No surprise, the Bank of Canada has kept its overnight rate steady at 1.5%. The bank warned that heightened trade tensions represent a key risk to the global outlook.In the accompanying...

EM woes spark global selloff, overshadowing trade worries Nike and Facebook setbacks lead US equity drops Dollar strengthens on mounting macro risks Key EventsEuropean stocks as well as futures...

In the last week of August, it was trade and tariff wars along with emerging markets currency capitulation that were the driving forces behind asset prices.Thrown into the mix, G10 central banks and...