Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The top U.S. negotiator at talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact on Monday dismissed questions about why his team had so far failed to produce specific proposals on key issues, saying “I...

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party not surprisingly won a fourth mandate to lead Germany. However, elections were marked by a breakthrough for the anti-immigration Alternative for...

Monday Sept. 25: Five things the markets are talking about:Weekend political results dominate Monday’s financial markets. In Germany on Sunday, Angela Merkel won her fourth term as chancellor,...

Stocks and commodities have been steady to start the new trading week. Traders have focused their attention on currency markets in the wake of election results and other political developments from...

The Canadian dollar was flat on Friday as the U.S. dollar rally triggered by the hawkish economic projections published on Wednesday by the Fed were offset by rising risk concerns about North Korea....

Retail sales rose 0.4% to $49.1 billion in July. Higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and food and beverage stores were the main contributors to the gain.Sales were up in 6 of 11...

Further to yesterday’s comments, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen addressed the following themes yesterday:- Is a rate hike potentially in the cards in 2017? YES, the Fed is still...

The Canadian dollar was lower against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday. The U.S. Federal Reserve published its updated economic projections and, as expected, kept the interest rate unchanged at...

U.S. indices held steady overnight with the Dow and S&P at all-time highs and the NASDAQ just below a high of its own. Overseas, the DAX, FTSE and Nikkei have also been steady as traders await...

Deputy Bank of Canada Governor Timothy Lane had criticized the BoC for raising its key rate on Sept. 6 at a meeting with no scheduled press conference. Yesterday, he took advantage of a speech in...

Crude oil has popped back up above $50 attracting renewed interest ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly. The president is expected to focus his comments on North...

Manufacturing sales decreased 2.6% to $52.5 billion in July, following a 1.9% decline in June. The decrease was primarily the result of lower sales of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts. Excluding...

Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Tim Lane, answering questions from the audience following a speech in Saskatoon, Sask., on Monday said the central bank is closely monitoring the impact of a stronger...

Friday’s news out of the United States was not good: Retail Sales and all sub-components of that index came in well below expectations. However, the market’s mind is elsewhere. Even North...