Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Canadian industries operated at 85% of their production capacity in the second quarter of 2017, up from 83.2% in the previous quarter. This reflected the very strong growth in economy-wide production....

Stock markets around the world are rallying to start the new trading week. The Nikkei soared 1.4%, while the DAX is up 1.1%. The FTSE and U.S. index futures are up 0.5%.The big news this morning has...

The Canadian dollar depreciated on Friday versus its U.S. counterpart but is still on course to a higher than 2 percent gain in the last week. The short week due to Labor Day celebrations in both...

- Canada Aug Jobless Rate 6.2%; Jul 6.3% vs. Aug Forecast At 6.3%- Canada Aug Net Jobs +22,200 From Jul vs. Aug Net Jobs Forecast At +15,000 - Canada Aug Avg Hourly Wages +1.8% From Year Ago - Canada...

The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the strength of the USD against a basket of other currencies, has been in a persistent slump since the start of 2017 and has just reached a new low for the year....

The second round of talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement ended Tuesday amid resistance to discussing Mexico’s low wages and large differences over dispute resolution...

Labour Force Survey Preview – August: Housing activity, a fading tailwind to job creationStatistics Canada will publish the LFS report for the month of August on Friday morning. Given the...

Breaking news: The ECB made no changes to monetary policy or guidance in its decision and statement today. EUR is selling off as some traders had hoped the central bank would at least hint toward a...

The Bank of Canada flatfooted the market and hiked +25 bps to +1% on stronger growth data.Canadian Q2 data warranted the removal of “considerable” stimulus from the economy. This marked...

The Bank of Canada hiked the Canadian benchmark rate by 25 basis points up to 1.00 percent. The move was unexpected by investors in September with better odds of happening in October. There is no...

North Korea fears that sent stocks into a tailspin Tuesday have subsided overnight. This morning finds U.S. indices and the DAX flat. The FTSE is down 0.6% in reaction to this week's GBP rally that...

The USD is lower against most majors after disappointing economic data, political turmoil at home and abroad and dovish rhetoric from Fed members. Markets are now pricing in close to 100 percent...

NAFTA negotiators discussed rules of origin on Monday as the Trump administration’s expected demand for U.S.-specific automotive content requirements was emerging as a major obstacle to a deal,...

On Friday, the U.S. job creation reading for August came in at 156,000, disappointing markets, which had expected 180,000. The letdown increased with unemployment, which rose from 4.3% to 4.4%, and...