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Global equity markets have been somewhat directionless over the past few weeks, likely taking a breather after a reasonably good first quarter. Investors are digesting recent jobs reports in Canada and the U.S. Meanwhile, the consensus view remains that...

Expectations that central banks will lower interest rates in the coming months have moderated recently. Meanwhile, the global equity market is off to a reasonably good start this year, driven once again by the U.S. market and large-cap technology stocks...

The month of November finished on a high note, marking one of the best months this year for global equity and fixed income markets. This strength reflects growing confidence that inflationary pressures are easing, central banks are largely finished with...

Thus far, the month of November is proving to be one of the stronger periods of the year with global equity and bond markets notably higher. Those gains have made up for some of the weakness witnessed during the first part of the fall. There may be a...

Global markets continue to behave reasonably well as measures of equity volatility sit near multi-year lows. This is encouraging given some new uncertainty around interest rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of Canada, and European Central Bank all...

First and foremost, our thoughts are with the thousands of people who have been affected by the devastating wildfires in Alberta. On the investment side, the U.S. debt ceiling has been front and centre. While it hasn’t resulted in significant volatility...

Global markets have been relatively calm and remain near their highs for the year. Despite the quiet market action, it’s been a rather busy period with developments that are worthy of updates. The first quarter earnings season has come and is nearly gone...