Happy Anniversary Bull Market

It was yet another mixed week in the markets as the situation in the Middle East and US Treasury market continue to dominate headlines. Entering Friday trading, the S&P TSX was exactly flat thus far in 2023, an unfortunate reflection......

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Paraskevidekatriaphobia or not. Its still Friday

It was a full week of headlines as markets digested the escalating violence in Israel, concern in China’s property markets, and slightly hotter than expected inflation. Despite the volatility, major indices close off back-to-back weekly gains......

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Happy Thanksgiving!

The S&P 500 ended a streak of four negative weeks despite global markets undergoing another week of volatile trading as the recent surge in interest rates has been the dominant driver across financial markets of late......

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Fed Up

Good riddance September. Markets closed out the month and third-quarter on a mixed note Friday, in what was the weakest month of 2023. September saw the S&P500 shed ~4.5% as resilient economic data strengthened yields and acted as a headwind......

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Somebody Tell Yields That It's Fall

While a solid labour market and a resilient economy continue to be sticking points, the commentary we saw on Wednesday, does not guarantee further hiking but rather reiterate the Fed’s approach to waiting and assessing the data......

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Wake Me Up When the September FOMC Meeting Ends

It was an incredibly volatile week for markets as investors digested a slew of economic data that reaffirmed the likelihood of a rate-hike pause at the September FOMC meeting next week......

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See You At The Track This Sunday!

Global equities gave back some of last week’s strong gains as investor attention continues to circle around interest rates. Government yields rose again this week with economic data in the US that came in hot for the month of August......

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Goodbye Summer; Hello Pumpkin Spice, Everything...

Global equities closed out the month of August on a high note despite the S&P 500 and NASDAQ suffering their first monthly decline since February. As we spoke in last week’s edition......

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Dog Days

Global markets were mixed on the week with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ posting their first weekly gains of August, while the Dow Jones and S&P TSX continued their slide. After a steady rally......

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We Didn't Start the Fire

There will be no written commentary supporting the video for this week due to technical difficulties stemming from an electrical fire. We will be back to normal next week. Have a great weekend!...

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