Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Have you ever had that feeling when everything goes eerily quiet that something big is about to happen? Today could be one of those days for the markets. US index futures, European indices and Asia...

Stock markets in Europe and North America have paused this morning to consolidate recent gains. US index futures are as flat as the prairies, while in Europe, the FTSE is up slightly and the Dax down...

Building on a positive reaction by Asia Pacific markets to China’s cut to bank reserve requirements, and some positive news for oil out of the US, stock markets have been advancing to start...

Stock markets around the world got off to a sluggish start this week with mainland China indices falling another 5% or so and others dropping at a more moderate pace. Indices have bounced back nicely...

The 2016 Ontario budget contains plenty of good news for investors. To begin with, the government is projecting a modest $5.7B deficit in FY 2015-16, an improvement of $2.8B compared to the 2015...

Confidence continues to return to world markets overnight and this morning. Mainland China markets stabilized overnight while the Hang Seng rebounded to a 2.5% gain, while a 1.5% rally in copper...

Many people are wondering why lower commodity prices have not done more to spur economic growth in Canada and around the world. After all, on an annual basis, a $65-a-barrel drop in oil prices...

The US dollar depreciated 0.539 percent versus the Canadian dollar in the last 24 hours that saw the loonie follow the developments in the price of oil. The USD/CAD is trading at the day’s low...

In today’s pre-budget announcement, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau indicated that the state of the Canadian economy and public finances worsened significantly since the release of the...

Stocks are off to a roaring start to the week, with major European indices like the FTSE and DAX rising 1-2% while US index futures for the Dow and S&P are up about 1.2%. A number of factors have...

December retail sales surprised on the downside (-2.2% m/m vs. -0.6% consensus). Several factors caused the value of retail sales to fall at their sharpest rate in over five years (since April 2010)....

In a world in which the level of financial stress has ramped up in recent months, investors can find some comfort in British Columbia's solid economic and fiscal performance. Supported by sound real...

There’s a lot going on this morning that could see markets heading for an active finish to the week. Stock markets are trading down slightly so far with the FTSE down 0.4%, the DAX down 0.7% and...

Yesterday’s positive momentum has continued overnight and into this morning’s trading although the pace of gains has slowed somewhat. Mixed news overnight appears to have dampened bullish...