Weekly Strategy Perspectives: One for the Record Books: Q2 Review and Q3 Preview

Equity and fixed income markets navigated a minefield of potentially damaging disruptions during the second quarter before ending on solid footing....

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BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Markets Commentary: 2026 at the Half: Resilience Under Pressure

Markets were repeatedly tested by geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty and an inflation scare....

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Global Trade Outlook: The USMCA and Beyond

Trade uncertainty in North America is here to stay for a while....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Musings on the State of the AI Trade

Attention has quickly reverted to “all things AI” now that oil is once again flowing through the Strait of Hormuz and a path toward stabilization of the Mideast conflict is in sight....

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2026 outlook: Reasons for optimism despite the noise

Despite the uncertainty, our experts see reasons for cautious optimism....

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Reinventing Jobs in the Age of Technological Transformation

There’s no doubt that a workplace transformation is underway as the discourse around generative AI’s impact on white-collar jobs and employment continues to heat up....

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USMCA Review to Focus on Enforcement, Supply Chains and Security

When USMCA was first signed, it was hailed by some as the most consequential trade agreement on the planet. Nearly a decade later, that agreement faces its first major test as it enters its first major review....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Just the FAQs Part II – The Enigmatic Consumer

Many of the questions we’ve received from clients and colleagues during our recent travels relate to consumers....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Just the FAQs Part I – Market Mayhem

Instead of the upbeat mood we typically expect after two months of persistently rising markets and sturdy economic fundamentals, we found widespread anxiety about a variety of issues....

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Profile of a Bubble (How Worried Should We Be?)

Equities pushed farther into uncharted terrain this week, exacerbating fears of an impending bubble....

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Commentary from Our Chief Economist

 

 Doug PorterDouglas 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