Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Bear Hunting

The Through Line: Global stocks have been repeatedly hitting new highs, leaving investors looking over their shoulders for the bubble-bursting bogey man to appear......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Guest Feature - AI Beyond the CapEx Cycle

The Through Line: After decades in development, machine learning and its latest iteration – AI – burst into the public lexicon with the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: The Labor Market That Wasn’t

The Through Line: Capital markets absorbed Tuesday’s sizeable downward revision to jobs numbers with a lot more grace than they did a month ago when the run rate of a similar series was also sharply reduced. This week, we dive into the nuances of why...

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Spooky Season

Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice season is back. Along with it comes seasonal tales of statistically weak (September) and psychologically intimidating (October) potential market movement. While volatility is likely to reappear, sturdy fundamentals s...

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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