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There was further evidence of a recovery is taking hold in many housing markets across Canada in August, but local price trends still varied considerably with declines continuing in affordability-challenged areas where inventory has piled up. Early reports...

The Federal Reserve held rates steady once again, but with the added wrinkle of a hawkish outlook—likely pushing back the timing of any rate cut even further.

Canada’s housing market showed further signs of recovery in June with home resales picking up for a third straight month on a monthly basis. But, prices remained lower overall with nationwide declines largely driven by softening in Ontario and British...

We discuss key factors that have pushed the S&P 500’s valuation back up to lofty levels and how investors should weigh this in the portfolio decision-making process.

More prospective homebuyers are making their way back to Canada’s housing markets as some trade war fog dissipates—but it’s far from a stampede. Local real estate board statistics indicate transactions increased modestly between May and June in several...

For the Labour Party, restoring sustainable growth was always going to be challenging. A year on and the UK economy remains fragile, yet some investors may find the UK still offers some rich pickings.

While the stock market narrative may sound familiar—U.S. equities navigating waves of volatility on the way to new highs—the environment certainly was not. We examine four catalysts that held sway over performance and what lies ahead for investors.

The longstanding inverse relationship between gold and real interest rates seems to have broken down, suggesting new forces—central bank buying, geopolitical uncertainty, and portfolio diversification—have a larger role in driving demand for bullion.

Inflation remains calm in 2025, but tariff-related price hike concerns have kept the Fed sidelined. We look at the Fed’s commentary, the impact of market forces and political pressure on yields, and the probability of rate cuts before year’s end.