US Markets finish off another winning week, fueling calls that a new bull market has already begun. Despite muted performance today, the S&P 500 has climbed for the past six sessions and closed at a record high for five straight trading days......
Weakness in US stocks during the first few days of January raised some concerns for investors but on Friday the S&P500 rose to an all-time high. This momentum comes on the back of the longest winning streak for US stocks in 20 years.....
Thank you 2023, you were a welcomed reminder that equity markets can indeed go higher after an absolutely dreadful 2022. With the Canadian and US economies having so far avoided recession, inflation retreating, and visions of rate cuts dancing......
Wall Street extended its rally this week after dovish Federal Reserve signals raised optimism the world’s largest economy will be able to avert a recession. North American benchmarks surged with the S&P 500 fast approaching its record......
North American benchmarks took a much-deserved breather this week following a string of five consecutive weekly gains for most major indices. Nothing in particular was driving markets as we enter a seasonally quiet period......
Thank you, November! Global markets ended a dreadful 3-month period of declines with a bang this month. Both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 finished November with a 8% gain, while the Nasdaq advanced roughly 10%......
Continuing a streak of gains not seen since the depths of the pandemic, North American markets moved higher for a fourth consecutive week as data continues to show a slowing of inflation. After a brief acceleration in late summer, U.S......
As Starbucks holiday cups usher in the “holiday season” this week and, perhaps, so too has the market welcomed an early dose of a “Santa Claus Rally”. Global equities continued to march higher this week as Monetary policy remains firmly......
It was an enormous week for global equites (best since Oct 2022) following the US Federals Reserves decision to leave rates unchanged at 5.25-5.50%. Moving markets, however, was the expectation of future interest rate hikes, or lack thereof......
Markets remained on edge this week as investors monitor the situation in the Middle East and the rapid rise in government bond yields. Virtually ignoring over 500 bps of policy rate hikes......