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Last week, Bank of Canada president Stephen Poloz testified before the Canadian parliament, discussing the latest Monetary Policy Report. He noted that, due to weak exports, low oil prices and a shift...

Trading across global markets is very mixed today indicating indecision and uncertainty among investors.Despite another round of generally positive earnings overnight, ‎led by strong results from...

It's now looking like yesterday's breakout attempt by the NASDAQ may have been the bulls' last hurrah for a while. By the ‎end of the day the rally had failed and overnight markets have reversed...

Stock markets around the world have been relatively quiet overnight in a normal pause while awaiting news. NASDAQ futures up 0.25% continues to slightly outperform Dow and S&P 500 futures up 0.1%....

Equities are off to a strong start this week. In the US Dow and S&P 500 are up 0.4% and Nasdaq futures up 0.6%. In Europe, Spain's IBEX is up 1.4% with the DAX up 0.8% and the FTSE up slightly. In...

by Sébastien Lavoie The Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate at 0.50% last week. During the press conference held after the release of the statement, one of Governor...

Stock markets are mixed in the wake of yesterday's debate and ahead of today's ECB meeting. US index futures plus the DAX are up 0.2% while the FTSE is flat. WTI crude oil is down 0.9% in what looks...

Despite a positive earnings report from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and a headline beat from Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) overnight, stocks are trading flat to slightly lower this morning with US Index futures, the...

Stock markets around the world are trading slightly lower today. US index futures are down about 0.2% giving back some of yesterday's 0.5% gains. European markets are up slightly with the FTSE up 0.2%...

Global equities continue to flirt with all-time highs, but investors remain wary. According to the latest BofA Merrill Lynch Global Fund Manager Survey that canvasses the views of more than 300...

The big story overnight has been the US dollar's relentless drive higher against most other majors. Fed speakers this week have been leaning hawkish with even doves like Chicago Fed President Evans...

Growing speculation that the recent easy money cycle may be ending while political uncertainty is on the rise continues to send shockwaves ‎through global stock and currency markets.US indices are...

Stock markets overseas rallied overnight ‎and into this morning. The FTSE lead the pack rallying 1.6% while the DAX was up 0.5% on its return to trading and the Nikkei rose 0.8%. US futures are up...

October is off to a positive start for world markets. Overnight, the Hang Seng rose 1.2% while the Nikkei gained 0.9%. This morning in Europe, the FTSE is rallying 1.2% while the CAC is up 0.3%. US...