Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

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...

The market in general and economists in particular had expected the Bank of Canada to hold off until October to take action. Instead, Governor Stephen Poloz opted to raise the BoC’s key rate...

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...

Very strong confidence in the Canadian economic recovery led Bank of Canada officials to increase the overnight rate target by 25 basis points for the second time in eight weeks. The BoC policy rate...

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...

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...

Summer's over and it's back to work for North American traders today. North Korea dominated sentiment in overseas trading to start the week, as traders digested the rogue nation's latest nuclear test...

by Jason MartinAs the US Congress returns from its summer recess on September 5, after the Labor Day holiday weekend, the specter of a possible government shutdown looms. Investors will likely begin...

The Canadian dollar is trading higher on Friday after a volatile week that did not start so well for the currency. The USD started the week with little traction after a Jackson Hole summit did not...

Asset Allocation Model – September UpdateGlobal economic data remained robust in August and continue to point to solid, broad-based and synchronized economic expansion. Financial conditions also...