Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The Canadian economy is firing on all cylinders. Yesterday, monthly GDP data for June showed that Canada experienced economic growth close to 4.5% (annualized) in the second quarter of 2017, with...

Canada’s economy unexpectedly accelerated at a 4.5-percent pace in the second quarter — tops among Group of Seven countries — led by the biggest binge in household spending since...

Canadian real GDP advanced by 3.7% (q/q saar) in 2017 Q1 and 4.5% in 2017 Q2, the fastest pace of economic growth registered since late 2011 (see chart below). But this stellar growth episode is not...

Canada Q2 GDP rises on exports and household spendingThe Canadian economy surged in Q2, smashing all market expectations, and recorded its best 12-month run in over a decade, securing G7 strongest...

Indices around the world are up again today, with the FTSE and DAX both climbing 0.7%, while U.S. index futures are up 0.2%. The U.S. dollar continues to bounce back against other major currencies and...

Yesterday, numerous diplomats reacted to the missile launched by North Korea that overflew northern Japan. As could have been expected, reactions were varied: the United Nations Security Council and...

The Canadian dollar depreciated on Tuesday as the USD dollar recovered some stability. U.S. President Donald Trump visited Texas after Hurricane Harvey left the state in recovery mode. The damage from...

Historic flooding in the U.S. state of Texas is likely to make it harder for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to succeed in its bid to rebalance the market, analysts at...

The Canadian dollar started the week in a tight range against the U.S. dollar. Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc in Texas and has hit the energy sector as it has forced refineries to close and...

For the loonie, last week started out on a positive note, with Retail Sales data excluding automobiles coming in well ahead of the consensus among analysts polled, with an increase of 0.7% in June....

U.S. President Donald Trump is accusing Canada and Mexico of being “very difficult” at the negotiating table over the North American Free Trade Agreement, and threatening anew to terminate...

Markets had very little reaction Friday after the speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Yellen primarily discussed regulating financial...

It comes as no surprise that the biggest story impacting trading to start the new week is the damage inflicted on the State of Texas by Hurricane Harvey over the weekend. The big storm stalled just...

The Canadian dollar will end the week higher against the U.S. dollar after disappointing durable goods data in the U.S. and few details out of the central bank summit in Jackson Hole offered little...