Insights

Good morning, 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. The “Liberation Day” announcement raised the...

Good morning, President Trump's deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs appear to be coming down to the wire, with multiple proposals under consideration, including a tiered tariff system and a customized reciprocal plan. Under a tiered...

Good morning, 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. Despite the relative calm on the tariff front, there were important developments...

Good morning, March has been a month and, 2025, feels like quite the year given the policy shifts and turns undertaken by the U.S. administration. While many people, including ourselves, are “tariff-ed” out at this point, we discuss some of the early...

Good morning, Investors need to deal with risk and uncertainty. Nevertheless, the noise level through the first few months of this year has admittedly felt higher than normal. The threat of tariffs, a surprise development in artificial intelligence, higher...

Good morning, I am pleased to welcome Maria Constanza to St. Louis Private Wealth. With over 15 years experience in the financial services industry, Maria brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our team and organization. Maria started with RBC...

Good morning, Global equity markets have spent the past month adjusting to the view that the U.S. Federal Reserve may be nearing the end of its rate cutting campaign. Nevertheless, markets experienced some renewed strength over the past week after a subdued...

Good evening, On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump took office, and understandably, we have received many questions about what American tariffs could mean for the Canadian economy. RBC Thought Leadership put out a great article addressing tariff shock...

Good morning, Happy New Year. 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. This shift in expectations led to a rise in government...