Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

In today's premarket, we discuss market movements, highlighting a decline in stock index futures and gold, while crude oil continues to rise. The energy sector in Canada outperformed, benefiting...

S&P futures are pointing to a slightly lower open today, down (0.1%), as global markets navigate heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. In Asia, Hang Seng extended recent rallies,...

Iran Attacks Israel, How War Affects Markets. How Is This Different From the April Attack?

CMHC updates and CREA stats - plus we hear from all our meetup hosts and their market conditions. Despite recent interest rate cuts, the Canadian housing market remains stagnant,...

US equity futures are indicating a slightly weaker open today. European equity markets are trading mostly higher, and Asian markets finished mixed. Market attention today is on Eurozone inflation...

We are currently in the “everything market.” It doesn’t matter what you have probably invested in; it is currently increasing in value. However, it isn’t likely for the reasons you think. A recent...

Immigration is once again making headlines (has it ever stopped?), and it's not just the sheer numbers that have people talking. Concerns about mass immigration—both legal and illegal—have dominated...

The Chinese real estate market is de-leveraging very hard. Economists estimate Chinese households have suffered $10+ trillion of wealth losses as a result. There is now a strong urge to stop the...

This morning, we provide a market overview where stock index futures and commodities are trading below fair value, likely reacting to European news. Notable movements include Alibaba...

The resonance of summer warnings that the US economy is on the precipice of recession continues to fade from the perspective of the upcoming third-quarter GDP report. The latest run of numbers...

S&P futures are pointing to a flat open today, down (0.02%). In Asia, Greater China markets recorded historical gains, with the Shanghai Composite up +8%, while Japan's Nikkei 225 plummeted close...

Stocks edged higher last week, with the S&P 500 hitting multiple record highs as investors welcomed signs of easing inflation alongside steady economic growth. Looking ahead, all eyes will be on...

On Tuesday, China announced a raft of policies aimed at boosting the economy and encouraging consumption. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) cut its seven-day reverse repo rate from 1.7% to 1.5%. The...

An analysis of Presidential Candidate Trump’s policy proposals recently suggests that tax cuts will increase the deficit. While the raw analysis is correct, as it subtracts the potential for reduced...