Equity and Fixed Income Strategy - August 2023

The Bank of Canada (“BoC”) and U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) were at it again, recently raising rates another quarter point. While we think those latest increases were unnecessary given already sharply lower inflation trends, at least we now have......

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Commentary from Our Chief Economist

 

 Doug PorterDouglas Porter
 
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets


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. 

For Doug’s latest views on the economy, read his commentary Talking Points