Equity and Fixed Income Strategy - November 2023

Violence, political upheaval, and interest rate increases. Sadly, those factors have come to define much of 2023. Not surprisingly, investors are in a sour mood and much of the market has been under pressure....

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Global Markets Commentary October 2023: Video

October marked the third consecutive month of equity market declines, and certainly the month was marred by horrific developments in Israel and Gaza. Those are adding to the ongoing tragedy in the Ukraine. But it was really too hot economic growth in...

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Global Markets Commentary: The Trouble with Five

October marked a third consecutive month of equity market declines. The month began with horrific developments in Israel and Gaza, which added to the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine and other fraught geopolitical situations....

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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