Insights

I'm pleased to share RBC Wealth Management's latest investment newsletter. In brief: U.S. tariff policy in flux As U.S. trade policy turns more protectionist and unreliable, the macro dynamics of the 2018–2019 U.S.-China trade war offer a useful, if imperfect...

How will Europe respond to U.S. tariff threats? For the European Union’s 27 member states, whose trade policy is set collectively, the economic impact of U.S. tariffs will depend on their level and duration. We investigate the implications of rapidly...

Investors need to deal with risk and uncertainty. Nevertheless, the noise level through the first few months of this year has admittedly felt higher than normal. The threat of tariffs, a surprise development in artificial intelligence, higher U.S. inflation...

Earnings before policy What matters more for the market, Washington policy or plain vanilla corporate profit trends? While Washington, D.C. will likely capture a lot more business press headlines this year and policy developments could generate volatility...

It seems the new year has brought renewed optimism for Canadian home sellers. Early reports from local real estate boards showed a surge in new listings in January in several of Canada’s largest major markets led by Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal...

I am pleased to share the latest investment strategy report from RBC Wealth Management—Global Insight, which provides our current thoughts on asset classes, the economy, and timely issues that impact investment strategy. This month’s highlights: Tariffs’...

Global equity markets have been grappling with the threat of U.S. tariffs in recent days. Markets have digested the news reasonably well as the selloff has been unremarkable. That may be partly attributable to uncertainty as to the timing of when tariffs...