The Through Line: As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to herd the cats toward passage of a budget reconciliation deal, bond vigilantes kept a close eye on the details. The U.S. budget deficit run rate – and the accumulated total debt......
The Through Line: Volatility in treasury markets has surprised investors in recent weeks as participants have grappled with a matrix of issues including the sustainability of global growth, fluidity in U.S. trade policy and the growing relative......
The Through Line: Markets reacted sharply after President Donald Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariff plans, moving rapidly to reset valuation levels. Did they go far enough to accommodate the current fundamental situation or overreact?......
The Through Line: The thirst for certainty has reached fevered proportions, yet the very opposite may prevail for at least a few more months even after U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement of sweeping tariffs on virtually all......
The Through Line: The AI revolution is fast upon us, bringing an intense amount of change and opportunity. Such periods of transformation inevitably lead to a host of questions......
The Through Line: The door to the globe’s worry closet has been flung wide open this year, with a broad array of challenges spilling out. Just a few of the many monsters loosed from the closet to keep us up at night: tit‑for‑tat trade wars......
The Through Line: While meant for moving objects, Newton’s first law applies to trends as well – and President Donald Trump clearly qualifies as the outside force prompting pivots in a wide swath of global trade, security and political alliances......
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......
The Through Line: Our natural wiring prompts us toward a desire for instant (and all-too-often hyper emotional) reaction to breaking news......
On March 3, U.S. President Donald Trump followed through with the implementation of a slate of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, marking the start of a North American trade war. Canada fired back with retaliatory tariffs......