Insights

The second half of the summer has brought a slight decline in both equity and bond markets. Investors’ immediate attention is on third-quarter results from Canadian banks and takeaways from a major conference of global central bank leaders.

Investors have been tasked with interpreting a flurry of global economic data over the past two weeks, including signals of resilient but moderating growth in North America, broadening economic weakness in Europe, and a stalled recovery in China.

The volatility of equity prices in global markets has recently been near multi-year lows, despite renewed uncertainty regarding the path of interest rates.

It has been a volatile week in global markets. Concerns over the stability of the global banking system emerged after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York, and signs of stress at massive European bank...

The solid start to the year for financial markets has been welcome given last year’s struggles. Global markets have benefited from a combination of subtle economic improvements.

The recovery in global stock markets that occurred through most of November began to fade in early December. With recent interest rate hike announcements, there is a growing view that central banks are nearing the final stages...

Global markets jumped higher today with softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. Bond yields moved lower. Mid-term elections dominated U.S. headlines.

Global markets have been laser focused on inflation readings throughout 2022. While inflation was still a preoccupation for investors over the past week, another issue has emerged as a predominant market concern: the risk of recession...

Global markets have experienced a period of relative tranquility in recent weeks, which stands in contrast with much of the earlier portion of the year.