Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Risky Business

Jan 23, 2026

The Through Line: After an extended period of relative calm, volatility has reasserted itself into capital markets. Fluctuating asset prices are nerve wracking – especially when they happen suddenly or with great velocity. Yet price volatility by its...

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Putting a Sweater on the Octopus – employment paradoxes and paradigms

Jan 16, 2026

The Through Line: The wellbeing of the labor market preoccupied commentators, policy makers, Fed watchers and job hunters for much of 2025......

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BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Markets Commentary 2025 Year in Review: Resilience and Feedback

Jan 05, 2026

Resilience and feedback and are two words that best sum up 2025. The year may also go down as the “t” year: tariffs, tensions, trade, TACO and Trump all featured prominently......

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Peter FinneganA brief summary of the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Estimates
By Peter Finnegan, Portfolio Manager

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Doug PorterCommentary from Our Chief Economist
Douglas Porter
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. 

For Doug’s latest views on the economy, read his commentary Talking Points.

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