Weekly Strategy Perspectives: One for the Record Books: Q2 Review and Q3 Preview

Equity and fixed income markets navigated a minefield of potentially damaging disruptions during the second quarter before ending on solid footing....

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BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Markets Commentary: 2026 at the Half: Resilience Under Pressure

Markets were repeatedly tested by geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty and an inflation scare....

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Global Trade Outlook: The USMCA and Beyond

Trade uncertainty in North America is here to stay for a while....

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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. 

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