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Perspective on Current Markets Q2 2021

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

The economic recovery since March 2020 has largely been driven by massive monetary and fiscal stimulus programs, which provided support payments for businesses and individuals and spurred activity through the early phase of the pandemic.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q3 2021

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

The economic rebound from last year’s deep recession is now behind us and some of the extreme dislocations that resulted from the pandemic are moderating.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q4 2021

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

Underlying economic conditions remain good by historical standards and corporate-profit growth has been stellar. However, the backdrop is shifting and enthusiasm for the recovery has diminished.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q3 2019

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

We face an evolving set of macroeconomic headwinds and, against this backdrop, central banks are now offering support through lower interest rates. Our base case is for continued economic growth, albeit at a slowing pace with increased downside risk.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q4 2019

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

Financial markets staged a solid recovery in 2019 as a number of key macro challenges from the year faded and new tailwinds emerged.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q1 2020

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

New sources of uncertainty have disrupted financial markets and undermined economic growth prospects. There is no question that many different pathways now exist for the global economy, and virtually all roads lead to recession.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q2 2020

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

The COVID-19 shock altered the course of the global economy and ravaged financial markets, prompting policymakers to step in quickly and with scale.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q3 2020

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

Equity markets have staged a remarkable recovery as central banks provided critical backstops, economies gradually emerged from shutdown and investor confidence was restored.

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Perspective on Current Markets Q4 2020

 April 01, 2024 |Craig Ralph

Buoyed by ultra-low interest rates and fiscal stimulus, financial markets calmed and stocks rose to record levels as economic normalization drew closer and the recovery progressed.

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June 2021 : A conversation with Barrantagh Investment Management

Listen in on our conversation with the team from Barrantagh Investment Management as we discuss the highlights and challenges of adding value to your Canadian equity holdings through high quality small cap exposure.

January 2021 : A conversation with Walter Scott and Partners on International and Global Equities

We hosted an interesting discussion with Walter Scott and Partners, of one of the top global and international equity managers worldwide.   We invite you to listen in as Murdo and Tim discuss the unique process the Walter Scott team utilizes when managing stocks, ending with Murdo fielding a range of questions from our team and clients.   

November 2020 : Where do we go from here? 

Listen in on a discussion we had with Jim Allworth, one of Canada's most respected economic strategists, as he outlines our current economic outlook in Canada and around the globe.  In this hour long conversation Jim covers a range of important topics such as the economic effects of COVID-19, the outlook following the U.S. presidential election, interest rates and more...

 

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