Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Global Policy Pivot – What Game Are We Playing?

From the day Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for his second term, substantial changes impacting the global order were set in motion....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Just the FAQs

Barely 11 weeks into the new year and investors’ psyches are already rubbed raw from the quantity of big-picture, arc-bending issues they’ve faced....

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Middle East Conflict: In Search of Economic and Market Stability

The conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt commodity and financial markets and cloud the economic outlook....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Private Credit – Brewing Crisis or Tempest in a Teapot?

Private credit has had a rough go of it lately after an extended period of heady growth and robust investor enthusiasm....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: After the (Epic) Storm

When the U.S. and Israel launched joint military operations against Iran last Saturday, traders initially showed remarkable restraint. That changed as the week wore on, however, and hostilities intensified rather than resolved....

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BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Markets Commentary: New Shocks, Underlying Positive Trends Still Intact

February brought many developments to capital markets. For well-diversified investors, it was another strong month: global stock markets outside the U.S. rose – some sharply – and bonds also rallied....

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Special Market Update: Iran Update

Capital markets have a long history of looking past geopolitical events. An initial (and often sharp) risk-off reaction is typically followed by recovery as investors return to focusing on fundamentals....

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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. 

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