Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Wrangling Risk

With stocks near all-time highs despite a backdrop of concerning headlines, investor psyches are understandably disheveled by the dissonance....

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Government of Canada releases Spring Economic Update 2026

On April 28, 2026, the Federal government released its fiscal update entitled Canada Strong For All – Spring Economic Update (SEU). ...

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Between the Lines: What to Watch for This Earnings Season

Earnings season is here (finally), providing the potential for keen insights into important macro themes. While AI can easily spit out summaries of the action, it’s the nuance of what’s not said....

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Geopolitics, inflation and the resiliency of markets

Geopolitics, persistent inflation, tariffs and rising government debt continue to shape the economic outlook across Canada, the U.S. and global markets. Yet despite heightened uncertainty and volatility, markets have proven remarkably resilient....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Industrial Renaissance

AI and the infrastructure needed to support its development and use have dominated much of the narrative – and stock market performance – since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022....

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Middle East Conflict: Revisiting Investment Strategies and Geopolitical Risk

Markets have been resilient to volatility created by the Middle East conflict, but the effects on energy costs, supply chains and inflation are still working their way through the system....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Portrait of the Consumer

Personal consumption represents the largest single component of economic activity in both the U.S. and Canada, yet key factors that influence it are frequently mischaracterized or misjudged....

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Global Trade Outlook: Tariff Risks and Energy Shock

Steve Verheul, Former Chief Trade Negotiator for Canada, will join a panel of BMO experts to share insights on the trade outlook and how businesses and investors can prepare....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Bonds Behaving Badly

Fixed income markets have had a rough go of it in the last couple months....

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BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Markets Commentary: Solid start interrupted, not derailed (so far)

The opening quarter of 2026 brought more shocks to the global economy and capital markets, culminating with the conflict in the Middle East – capital markets are being resilient....

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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.