Economic and Market Updates

Focus

September 2, 2022 - ___Marketing HQ

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.

Canadian Strategy Snapshot

September 20, 2022 - ___Marketing HQ

"Thoughts on TSX Performance Reversals" - Chief Investment Strategist, Brian Belski.

U.S. Strategy Snapshot

September 20, 2022 - ___Marketing HQ

"Profit Margin Resilience on Display" - Chief Investment Strategist, Brian Belski.

Rates Scenario

September 14, 2022 - ___Marketing HQ

Rates Scenario, covering currencies and markets outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Marginal Tax Rates

March 13, 2024 - ___Marketing HQ
Tax Planning

The table below outlines the 2025 top combined Federal and provincial/territorial marginal personal tax rates. The rates apply to taxable incomes over $253,414 in all jurisdictions, with the exception of the following thresholds: $259,829 in British Columbia; $362,961 in Alberta; $400,000 in Manitoba; $500,000 in Yukon; and $1,128,858 in Newfoundland and Labrador

Resources

Checklist of 11 financial considerations before tying the knot

Navigating the complexities of wealth planning can be daunting enough when you’re single. Add someone else’s income to the equation along with their spending habits, money values, and goals, and planning becomes a lot more complicated....

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Retirement ready – from countdown to drawdown

You’ve likely spent decades saving and planning for retirement, but do you have a plan for how to tap into your hard-earned savings? Potentially not. Too many Canadians overlook this critical step in retirement planning: withdrawing savings......

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Early wealth transfer is on the rise

Every generation experiences money-related challenges, but with soaring housing prices, mounting student debt and an unforgiving job market, many young Canadians are feeling the strain. The impacts of these financial headwinds could be spilling into...

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Top 5 wealth lessons learned in 2025

This past year will be remembered as a roller coaster ride. Between increasing tariffs, falling interest rates, fluctuating economic growth, and the familiar estate planning and tax-related issues that always arise, there was plenty to keep us on our...

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Debt Dilemma

Debt of all flavors has ballooned over the past several decades thanks to low interest rates, willing lenders and increasingly sophisticated ways to borrow. This week’s piece focuses on sovereign (a.k.a. government) debt, the allure......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: Consumer Conundrum

Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives: The Worry Closet

The Through Line: After months of relative calm, market volatility has spiked in recent days in response to flaring trade tensions between the U.S. and China......

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Resetting expectations for Canadian markets

Three-quarters of the way into 2025, and the Canadian and U.S. markets are in a significantly different – yet arguably better – place than where many people expected them to be at the start of the year......

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Weekly Strategy Perspectives - Stablecoin: store of value, transaction token or hedge against the unknown?

Well, bitcoin is a currency. Bitcoin has no underlying rate of return. You know, bonds have an interest coupon. Stocks have earnings and dividends. Gold has nothing, and bitcoin has nothing......

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