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Bi-Weekly Update

The past few weeks have seen more meaningful activity across global equity, fixed income, commodity, and currency markets, marked by...

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Bi-Weekly Update

Global equity markets have been somewhat directionless over the past few weeks, likely taking a breather after a reasonably good first...

Bi-Weekly Update

Global equities have continued to perform well as of late. But more noteworthy has been the breadth of the rally, with a variety of...

Weekly Update

 May 21, 2021 |David Smith
Overall, markets were unchanged or modestly higher over the past week. Some of the inflation-fueled concerns subsided in recent days, helping to revive the high growth parts of the market that have bared the brunt of the latest bouts of pressure. Canadian...
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Weekly Update

 May 14, 2021 |David Smith
Global markets experienced some modest pressure over the past week, but managed to finish the period on a stronger note. More noticeable was the move in volatility, driven by an issue that markets should have been largely prepared for: inflation. Monthly...
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Weekly Update

 May 07, 2021 |David Smith
Markets continued to consolidate over the past week, grappling somewhat with elevated investor expectations. The first quarter earnings season, which is nearly complete, has been strong, but it has been met with a relatively muted response by most stocks...
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