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I consider this set of ratio charts to be the most important ratio charts if you are deciding whether to be an investor in the Dow Jones Industrial Average or in Gold.When the Dow price is rising (a...

The Bank of Canada left the overnight rate target unchanged at 1.00% Wednesday. Our interpretation of the statement is that BoC officials maintain a very prudent tightening bias.“While higher...

The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The bank rate is, correspondingly, 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.The global economy is...

At 10 a.m. today, the Bank of Canada will announce its key rate decision. As such, here is an overview of the Canadian economy since the start of 2017 in a few data points:- Gross Domestic Product:...

The Canadian dollar continues to move higher on Tuesday, after starting the week with slight gains. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2644, down 0.24% on the day. On the release front, both Canada...

The Canadian dollar fell slightly on Monday after the optimism surrounding the U.S. tax reform has wavered as concerns about the debt load sapped the USD of momentum. The loonie was boosted on Friday...

Global equities hit yet another high this month as global economic data remained robust and economic growth prospects kept being upgraded. On the other hand, the straight-line nature of the current...

On Friday, Statistics Canada revealed that 79,500 jobs had been created in November (full time: + 49,900 and part time: +29,000), shattering expectations of 10,000 new positions. The report is...

CAN Nov jobs: +79.5k (exp. +10k, last +35.3k)Unemployment: +5.9% (exp. +6.2%, last +6.3%) Full-Time Jobs +29,600; Part-Time +49,900 The Canadian labor market continues to defy expectations, as the...

The Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has said it would be a “waste of time” for the U.K. to negotiate a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.Stiglitz said in an...

The Canadian dollar depreciated Wednesday after conflicting comments out of Vienna ahead of the meeting between Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC members on...

The Canadian dollar depreciated Tuesday with the U.S. dollar gaining on confident consumers and improving housing prices in the United States. Canadian producer prices rose 1.0 percent in October...

The Canadian dollar was under pressure Tuesday further to the release of the Bank of Canada’s Financial System Review, which is intended to assess the vulnerability of the Canadian economy in...

Better-than-expected economic indicators in the United States and comments by members of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) set the tone for the U.S. dollar on Monday, as it gained 0.45%, breaking through...