Street Savvy

Here are some real-world questions and answers from us as market practitioners and everyday Canadians, not as economists. These views are our own, not the house-view...

Arguably, the two key questions that should be on any investor’s mind right now are:...

In last month’s update, we highlighted the excellent news that a bubble appeared to be popping…

Yes, in part I’m referring tongue-in-cheek to these Street Savvy updates, which were temporarily derailed from their normal monthly cadence...

Ten days after 9/11, I flew to Toronto from New York City...

Ah, Labour Day – it finally arrived, with its usual promise of a new season and a return to more regular routines. Reopening has been occurring at a different cadence in different geographies, but...

At the end of May, we made the case that boomy economic growth was throttling back, transitioning to a more sustainable but still healthy rate of expansion. We also suggested...

Financial markets have seen some solid fireworks in 2021: an extreme recovery in the economy, the largest bond market correction in a generation,...

Many of the world’s largest companies reported earnings this past week, and they were absolutely stellar. Three prime examples:...