Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Q1 Earnings Update – It’s Fine, Everything’s Fine (Really)

Markets bounded higher this week, dragging investor anxiety along thanks to the many unresolved global issues....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: A Brave New World

For weeks, markets have tried valiantly to lean into the growth thesis provided by the transformative technological rewiring the globe is undergoing....

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Middle East Conflict: Reading Market Signals About Risks

Despite severe oil market disruptions, the Middle East conflict has coincided with surprising market resilience....

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Global Markets Commentary: Resounding Resilience

Most global equity indices turned in a surprisingly robust performance in April despite the unresolved Middle East conflict....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Wrangling Risk

With stocks near all-time highs despite a backdrop of concerning headlines, investor psyches are understandably disheveled by the dissonance....

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 Doug PorterDouglas Porter
 Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group


Douglas Porter has over 30 years of experience analyzing global economies and financial markets. As Chief Economist at BMO Financial Group, he oversees the macroeconomic and financial market forecasts and co-authors the firm’s weekly flagship publication, Focus. As a respected commentator on economic and financial trends, he is regularly quoted in the national press and often interviewed on radio and television. 

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