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.


Mr. Porter manages the team that has won numerous awards including Best Forecaster for Canada by Focus Economics, top Canadian forecaster by Bloomberg and the prestigious Lawrence Klein award for forecast accuracy of the U.S. economy.


For the latest views, you can find Doug's weekly Talking Points commentary under the "Economics and Market Update" heading on our Publications page.  

Focus

Focus is the flagship publication of the BMO Economics team. This weekly publication covers major economic developments, provides updated forecasts, looks ahead to the key events of the upcoming week, and provides detailed insights into key economic issues.
Focus

Global Markets Commentary

Our experts provide an overview of recent global events and their impact on the markets.
Global Markets Commentary

Investment Strategy

Strategic commentary and an overview of financial markets.
Investment Strategy

Weekly Strategy Perspectives

Weekly Strategy Perspectives provides key themes and views with respect to investment strategy based on events and their impact on equity and fixed income markets over the past week.
Weekly Strategy Perspectives

Investment Strategy Summary

Strategic commentary on equity and fixed income as well as an overview of fixed income markets.
Investment Strategy Summary