Global equities performed well over the course of July. The strength can be attributed to a number of factors, but a key driver has been an economic, trade, and monetary policy backdrop that’s had more positive than negative developments of late. For...
Still slightly overweight Canada – Now underweight U.S. and market weight Europe and Emerging MarketsIt is becoming clearer that Trump’s tariffs and trade wars are less a means to an end than an end in themselves. The implications are profound. The...
As we publish this report, some U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico have been postponed (again) until April 2. The nascent U.S.-instigated trade war is clearly negative for the entire North American economy as it increases inflation and lowers......
Equity markets in both the U.S. and Canada are being rattled by a combination of tariffs and, at least in the case of the U.S., convergent factors including DOGE cuts and softening economic data......
Lost in all the tariff talk is a potential seismic shift in AI power dynamics. China’s DeepSeek produced an OpenAI competitor, DeepSeek-R1, at a fraction of the price......
The Through Line: Although the year is still in its infancy, markets have already been confronted with several volatility-inducing macro surprises. Determining if or how the developments will bend the fundamental arc of industry or economic......
January’s positive start to the year is now in jeopardy after the U.S. launched a trade war. Tariffs on China are going ahead, but Canada and Mexico have been given a temporary reprieve. The level of uncertainty remains elevated and headlines......
On February 1, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all non-energy imports from Canada and a 10% tariff on energy imports (effective February 4). In separate executive orders, a 25% tariff was levied on all imports...
The Through Line: Over the weekend, it was announced that U.S. President Donald Trump intended to institute a blanket 25% tariff on all goods imported from Mexico and a similar 25% on all imports from Canada except energy which will be levied at 10%....
The Through Line: Price fluctuations are a normal (if uncomfortable) part of being an investor in public markets. However, there’s a difference between knowing this in our heads and wading through it with churning stomachs. Understanding volatility a...
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Deputy Chief Economist, Michael Gregory
Mike Gill hosted an exclusive sit down with Deputy Chief Economist, Michael Gregory on January 7th 2021 as he provided an economic and market update and outlook for 2021.
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Chief Economist, Doug Porter
Hosted by Mike Gill, Director and Senior Investment Counsellor, an exclusive sit down with Chief Economist, Doug Porter as he provides an update to Canada's market and economic outlook.
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