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In a major pivot, the U.S. administration went from proposing sweeping tariffs across many of its trading partners to then extending a three-month reprieve for all countries.

Global equity markets fell more sharply this week following the revelation from the U.S. administration that its reciprocal tariffs will be much broader and larger than most investors expected.

Global markets have benefitted from the lack of trade-related noise over the past few weeks, with markets outside of the U.S. continuing to outperform year-to-date.

It has been quite the year already given the policy shifts and turns undertaken by the U.S. administration.

The threat of tariffs, a surprise development in artificial intelligence, higher U.S. inflation, and a major shift in U.S. policy with respect to the war in Ukraine are just a few of the challenges that investors have faced this year.

Global equity markets have been grappling with the threat of U.S. tariffs in recent days.

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.

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.

North American equity markets are flirting with new highs, even as the incoming U.S. administration introduced fresh uncertainty.