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It's the last day of the month and of the quarter and market action so far shows traders around the world taking profits and squaring in markets which have rallied over the last six weeks. Asia...
The largest domestic issuers – namely, the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario and BC as well as the federal government – have released their respective 2016 budget documents in recent weeks....
The rally in stock markets continued overnight with overseas markets posting significant gains including 2.1% for the Hang Seng, and 1.6% for both the FTSE and the Dax. The rally has followed though...
Most major markets around the world are closed today for Easter Monday putting a stronger focus on those which are open. Japanese stocks rose 0.7% overnight boosted by reports the Abe government is...
After nearly a decade of fiscal policy taking a back seat to monetary policy, the newly elected Liberal Government moved public spending into the driver`s seat with its first budget since the election...
The budget of the newly elected federal government is striking a balance between strengthening the middle class finances and keeping the federal public debt under control.To begin with, the biggest...
Trading overnight and into this morning confirms that while markets did bend a little yesterday following the tragic terror attacks in Brussels, stocks did not break and are already on the rebound as...
News this morning of terrorist attacks in Brussels on the airport and a Metro station sent shockwaves through world markets this morning. Initial reports of the blasts sparked a rush of capital from...
Stock markets around the world have carried the torch of positive momentum from yesterday’s positive US session overnight and into this morning with the FTSE, Dax and Hang Seng posting moderate...
Market reaction to yesterday’s FOMC decision has remained the dominant driver of trading overnight overshadowing a number of other significant developments. The decision to hold interest rates...
Index futures for the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ have been in correction mode for a second straight day, trading down about 0.5%, slightly less than European indices like the FTSE and DAX which are down...
Stock markets overseas are off to a a strong start to the week picking up where they left off and catching up with Friday’s advances in the US. Mainland Chinese markets are leading the charge...
After last week’s relatively encouraging patch of data (real GDP, exports), the disappointing LFS report released this morning reminds us that Canada’s economic soft patch is far from...
The Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate at 0.50% this morning, in line with the consensus market expectations. There was nothing major for financial markets to chew on. In the...
At the end of December, we turned neutral on equities on the back of a combination of the following factors: the indefatigable widening of credit spreads in the corporate bond market, the persistent...