They say a picture says a thousand words. So in the wake of the ongoing volatility and uncertainty in markets these past four weeks, we are going to spare our readers a 24,000 word op-ed on a Friday afternoon......
Here we go again. Again, sorta. U.S. President Trump’s executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all non-energy imports from Canada and a 10% tariff on energy imports is now, somewhat, effective......
Despite the big macro headlines, it was a somewhat uneventful week for equities, which in fact quietly saw a couple new all-time-highs out of the S&P500. We talked at length in our last week’s edition about the ongoing earnings season.....
Global markets are certainly embracing the fluid backdrop with open arms as major indices broadly finished higher on the week as sentiment improved after investors got more certainty around President Donald Trump’s tariff plans......
Following a 2.5% decline in December, the S&P 500 posted a gain of 2.7% during January with the index closing the month only 1.3% from a record level. However, the path proved to be a bumpy one......
The S&P 500 shook off its early January malaise the past few weeks driven mainly by a cooler-than-expected CPI report and strong bank earnings as the index reversed the 4.3% slide that had been in place since early December......
At the time of writing, in the past 100 hours we have had the freshly-minted President threaten to impose tariffs for various ‘transgressions’ on the EU, China, Russia, and of course Canada and Mexico......
After a stuttering start to 2025, financial markets found a firmer footing this week as inflation concerns calmed......
Despite an underwhelming end, 2024 proved to be a stellar year for investors. The TSX gained 18% and the S&P 500 achieved its second consecutive year of 20%-plus performance for the first time since 1998......