Weekly Update

July 31, 2020 |David Smith
Markets made little headway over the past week, finishing roughly where they started. It was a week that served to remind investors that improvements may be met with setbacks, both with respect to the coronavirus and the economic recovery. We offer some...
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Weekly Update

July 24, 2020 |David Smith
Markets were relatively flat over the past week, ending on a sour note after renewed geopolitical tension fueled by a tit for tat closing of consulates in China and the U.S. This diverted investor attention away from two important developments. On the...
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Weekly Update

July 20, 2020 |David Smith
It’s been a tale of two stories the past few weeks. On the one hand, concerning coronavirus trends across key hotspots and new localized outbreaks in some countries. On the other hand, resilient markets which appear to believe that, for now, the worst...
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Weekly Update

July 10, 2020 |David Smith
This week we saw fairly stable market activity as economic data showed further improvement despite the ongoing rise in global coronavirus cases, and Canada came forward with an update on how the pandemic has impacted the country’s fiscal situation. Coronavirus...
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Weekly Update

July 03, 2020 |David Smith
It was a holiday shortened week in North America with Canada Day and the U.S. Independence Day celebrations naturally diverting some investor attention. Nevertheless, that didn’t stop the coronavirus from continuing to spread. Surprisingly, global markets...
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