Market Update - October 17, 2025

October 17, 2025 |Drew Pallett
The U.S. Federal government remains shut down. While the broader economic impact has historically been modest, the absence of official economic data releases during the standoff adds a layer of uncertainty. For now, investor attention is shifting to the...
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U.S. Recession Scorecard: Stuck … with reduced visibility

October 10, 2025 |Jim Allworth

The scorecard indicators remain mixed, including a shift in the yield curve indicator. The government shutdown has limited employment data, confirming a cautious investment approach is needed, as ongoing policy and trade shifts affect the economy.

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AI’s big leaps in 2025

October 03, 2025 |Frédérique Carrier

AI is seldom out of the headlines in 2025, with defining developments coming one after another. We look at where AI is today and explain how its promise is matched against technological, economic, and geopolitical challenges.

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Market Update - October 2, 2025

October 03, 2025 |Drew Pallett
October 3, 2025 The U.S. federal government began a partial shutdown this week. The impact of federal shutdowns on the economy and financial markets has typically been modest. Shutdowns generate headlines and can induce some short-term volatility, but...
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How BRICS sees the world

October 02, 2025 |Kelly Bogdanova

Amid changes in the geopolitical order, the BRICS association is attempting to chart a new course. This article explains why its members—including the Eurasian troika of China, Russia, and India—believe a new multipolar world order is inevitable.

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Canada’s population growth slows even as outflows fall increasingly short of targets

October 02, 2025 |Cynthia Leach and Salim Zanzana
Canada's population growth continues to slow since tighter federal targets on permanent and non-permanent residents with Q2 marking the weakest quarterly growth since the pandemic. As of July 2025, the population reached 41.7 million, reflecting a year-over-year...
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The numbers behind U.S. tariffs

September 26, 2025 |Joseph Wu, CFA

Collections from U.S. tariffs are surging. As legal uncertainty looms and costs gradually pass through, balancing resilient corporate fundamentals against policy risks remains crucial for portfolio positioning.

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Market Update - September 19, 2025

September 19, 2025 |Drew Pallett
Following recent signs of weakening labour market conditions in Canada and the U.S., central banks in both countries decided to reduce their benchmark interest rates, resuming monetary easing cycles that had been on hold amid uncertainty in the broader...
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Fed rate cut buys U.S. time, but no quick fix to debt

September 18, 2025 |Atul Bhatia, CFA

One clear winner from the Fed’s 25 basis point rate cut was the U.S. Treasury, which can roll over maturing debt at lower costs. Lower rates alone, however, are unlikely to make the country’s fiscal policy sustainable.

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Canada’s housing markets are slowly but unevenly getting busier

Canada’s housing markets are slowly but unevenly getting busier

September 11, 2025 |Robert Hogue
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...
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