Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Earlier this week, Quebec's minister of finance released his first pre-election report on the state of public finances. This report is essentially a fiscal update and the last piece of information...

Central bank policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic were a lot more worried about trade tensions at the beginning of August than they let on at the time. Those worries might be enough to interrupt...

Fed clearly leads the global pace of policy normalization despite Trump 'displeasure' BoE wary of Brexit crash forcing it to slam on the brakes ECB coasting in neutral BoJ stuck in pit for...

The U.S. dollar has rallied for the first time in six sessions as the markets waits for rhetoric from Jackson Hole, where a meeting of global central bankers begins this evening.Yesterday, the Federal...

Dollar jumps after Fed minutes confirm rate hike path Fresh US tariffs on China imports don’t stop Shanghai Composite from outperforming Asian peers USD strength pressures oil, weighs on...

The Canadian dollar rose 0.29 percent on Wednesday against the U.S. dollar. The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2996 after the U.S. Federal Reserve published the minutes from its August Federal Open Market...

S&P 500 and Russell 2000 score new records Global stocks mixed after fresh Trump scandals break Dollar trims losses Oil gains Key EventsUS futures on the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 turned...

Wholesale sales declined for the second time in three months, down 0.8% to $63.1 billion in June. Sales were down in five of seven sub-sectors, accounting for 71% of total wholesale sales. The motor...

With “risk-on and -off” trading strategies dominating proceedings this summer, expect this to be another action-packed week despite the lack of economic data releases.A stronger U.S....

Optimism on renewed US-China trade talks buoys markets Euro advance halts; USD moves higher Signs indicate China is propping up the yuan ahead of trade negotiations Bond shorts hit new record, as...

As I write this I’m preparing to head to Toronto for a series of cannabis conferences. These conferences are a perfect opportunity to learn firsthand from insiders in the burgeoning cannabis...

Canadian headline inflation this morning beat market expectations and printed a seven-year high last month, while the measure of core-inflation remained relatively stable.Canada’s CPI rose 3.0%...

Manufacturing sales rose 1.1% to $58.1 billion in June, following a 1.5% increase in May. The increase in June was mainly due to sharply higher sales in the petroleum and coal product industry, while...

The U.S., Mexico and Canada have a good opportunity to reach a NAFTA agreement this month, and getting there will depend on the political flexibility of the Trump administration, according to the top...