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Stock markets around the world have been selling off again overnight, dragged down by another big drop in mainland China markets that saw Shanghai close limit down for the day (7%) within a half hour...

It’s been another wild night for trading with significant moves underway across a number of indices, commodities and currencies. Chinese markets, Crude prices and service PMI reports have been...

There has been mixed action around world markets as traders try to make sense out of the China selloff and other news.Chinese markets didn’t see much follow through selling overnight and...

Traders have returned from holidays ready for action with world markets staging a number of major moves overnight to kick off 2016.Stock markets around the world have been plunging to start the week...

Trading in the financial markets remained dull in holiday mood. DJIA continued to struggle to find momentum for breakout and lost -117.11 pts, or -0.66% overnight to close at 17603.87. S&P 500...

The past year has not been kind to Canada. Oil crashed over 65% from its 2014 high of $105 to $35 in the past year. The country endured a technical recession as economic growth turned negative in the...

Stock markets around the world have been trading up and down (swinging down into the red more recently) within sideways ranges overnight with no major news to enable larger moves. Today we could see...

Introduction In his December 8th speech, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz introduced the possibility of negative interests as a policy tool . He was adamant that the Bank was not...

Yesterday’s decision by the Fed has been well received by traders around the world. Stock markets have been soaring overnight with traders taking the liftoff decision and the Fed’s higher...

Better late than never, it looks like Santa Claus may have finally arrived after all. Having dropped off sharply through the first half of December, as has been common just ahead of the Fed starting...

Stock markets around the world have picked up on yesterday’s US rebound with positive momentum carrying through Asia Pacific and European sessions and back around to this morning’s US...

Stock markets around the world have picked up on yesterday’s US rebound with positive momentum carrying through Asia Pacific and European sessions and back around to this morning’s US...

As the new Liberal Government takes shape, all eyes will be focussed on how it proposes to finance its ambitious agenda . Deficit financing will be at the centre of all discussions concerning jobs and...

After much hemming and hawing, and since mid-year, the Federal Reserve is finally poised to raise rates for the first time in nearly a decade. Indeed, given the speeches by the leadership and the...