AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2025 Financial Markets

 January 10, 2025 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
Happy New Year. The stock markets closed out a strong year on a quieter note as investors began to recalibrate their expectations for future interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve. This shift in expectations led to a rise in government bond yields...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 December 13, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
A continued decline in inflationary pressures, combined with ongoing signs of a cooling Canadian economy, recently prompted the Bank of Canada (BoC) to cut interest rates for the fifth consecutive time. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve is also expected...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 November 29, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
North American equity markets are flirting with new highs, even as the incoming U.S. administration introduced fresh uncertainty. President-elect Donald Trump recently proposed sweeping tariffs: 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 November 15, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
Investors have been closely focused on the U.S. election in recent weeks, with Donald Trump elected 47th president of the United States. Both U.S. and Canadian equity markets reached new all-time highs after a post-election boost, while markets overseas...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 November 01, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
Global equity markets have drifted lower recently, with North American equity markets retreating from highs. In the U.S., central bank policy easing is expected to continue, but investors have tempered their expectations for how quickly rates will fall...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 October 18, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
North American equity markets continue to push to record highs, bolstered by a promising start to the U.S. third-quarter earnings season. The results from major banks signal a healthy U.S. consumer, with spending supported by a resilient labour market...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 October 04, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
It has been a busy few weeks with several issues garnering investor attention. The U.S. jobs report has taken on more importance given the Federal Reserve’s admission that it is watching it more closely. Elsewhere, investors have been preoccupied with...
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1971: The Beginning of a New Way to Invest, Based on Science

 September 27, 2024 |David Booth, Founder and Chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors
I’d rather be an investor in 2024 than in 1971. Back then, investment options were limited, opaque, and expensive. Portfolios were based on predictions and often highly concentrated. Starting in the mid-1960s when computers became available, leading academics...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 September 20, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates this past week, joining many other major developed central banks who have started to reduce interest rates in recent months. Another important development was the notable decline in Canada’s inflation rate,...
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AWMG Newsletter: A Perspective on the 2024 Financial Markets

 September 06, 2024 |RBC Portfolio Advisory Group
A continued decline in inflationary pressures, coupled with ongoing signs of a cooling Canadian economy, prompted the Bank of Canada (BoC) to make its third consecutive interest rate cut this week. It’s widely expected that the U.S. Federal Reserve will...
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