Budget implications: Should you realize your capital gains before June 25?

The surprise over the Federal government’s decision to increase the capital gains inclusion rate in the 2024 budget has mostly subsided, but now investors, entrepreneurs and their advisors must determine how that change might impact their portfolios....

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Investment Strategy - May 2024

Defensive stocks serve an important purpose in portfolios, providing ballast in more volatile periods. We are referring to companies that are less exposed to economic fluctuations (particularly of the downward kind) and, therefore, have more visible...

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Global Markets Commentary: Shake, Rattle and Roll

April brought shaking to the equity markets and rattling to the bond market, with tandem declines for both asset classes. However, we saw continued rolling recoveries in housing, manufacturing and non-U.S. global economic growth, all of which support...

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Focus

Focus is the flagship publication of the BMO Economics team. This weekly publication covers major economic developments, provides updated forecasts, looks ahead to the key events of the upcoming week, and provides detailed insights into key economic issues.
Focus

Global Equity Weekly

The Global Equity Weekly provides timely analysis of major economic trends, and how they impact stocks and financial markets more broadly. The latest economic data, interest rate moves and earnings trends all drive the performance of your portfolio. In addition to analysis from the Economics team, this report offers a set of charts and tables to track market performance.
Global Equity Weekly