The Canadian dollar has posted considerable losses on Wednesday. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2634, up 0.55% on the day. On the fundamental front, the Ivey...
Overview: Most financial centers are closed for the holiday today. Those markets that were open in the Asia Pacific region, like Japan, China, and South Korea,...
Four major forces shaped the investment climate in the first quarter: the evolution of the virus and the rollout of the vaccine, the rising long-term interest rates...
Overview: The global capital markets have begun the new month and quarter on a good note. Equity markets are encouraged by yesterday's gains in the US. ...
The Canadian dollar could be renewing its 2021 rally against its US peer in the middle of the trading week, buoyed by better-than-expected economic data from earlier this year. The loonie also found...
Overview: The US dollar is paring its recent gains against most major and emerging market currencies today, mainly on the back of month and quarter-end position...
Overview: The US 10-year yield is at new highs since January 2020, pressing above 1.77% and helping pull up global yields today. European benchmarks yields are...
Futures Slides As Yields Surge, Archegos Jitters Persist US index future slumped on Tuesday as traders continued to fret over fallout from the implosion of Archegos...
Overview: The large block trade (~$20 bln) before the weekend, apparently from a family office, continued to have ripple effects today, but the MSCI Asia Pacific...
The US dollar extended its recent gains even as the yield on the 10-year Treasury pulled back by more than 15 basis points.
US stocks slumped after Treasury Secretary Yellen and Fed Chair Powell made an uneventful first joint appearance to the US House Committee on Financial Services. Fed...
The major central banks have met. The general message is that continued strong monetary support remains necessary, and the coming increase in price pressures is likely...
The Australian economy — and its currency — owes its fortunes to the prolific and profitable mining sector. The post How the Australian Dollar Impacts Mining...
The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart to close out the trading week, buoyed by a better-than-expected jobs report and rallying bond yields. Despite some tepid hiccups this year, the loonie has...
The bond market selloff returned after President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion relief bill into law and as Americans embrace the idea of a normal summer....
The Canadian dollar is slightly higher in the Friday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2550, up 0.18% on the day. Canada employment data expected to...
Overview: The global capital markets are reversing hard into the weekend. Yesterday's rally lifted US benchmarks to a record high fizzled even though most Asia Pacific...
Here’s the official statement from the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision on Wednesday, March 10, 2021: ...
Futures Flat, Traders On Edge Ahead Of Critical CPI Print, 10Y Treasury Auction U.S. equity futures and global markets drifted without direction on Wednesday as the...
Overview: Fear that yesterday's reversals represent little more than one-day wonders is contributing to the overall consolidative tone today. Most equity markets in the Asia Pacific region...
CALGARY — Rising oil prices will provide much-needed relief to balance sheets in both the private and public sector in Alberta, but even skyrocketing crude won’t...
The Canadian dollar is slightly higher in Tuesday trading. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2619, down 0.22% on the day. The pair continues to show volatility....
Overview: A warning from China's top banking regulator about the frothiness of foreign markets appeared to blunt the knock-on effect of yesterday's largest rise in the S&P...
The investment climate is changing. The reflation trade has gained traction. Bond yields rose sharply, and curves steepened. The dollar value of the negative-yielding bonds in...
Stocks, Futures, Commodities Surge As Bond Yields Stabilize After last week's global bond rout, central banks weren't taking any chances, and as soon as the overnight...
For several years now, many have asked themselves where the bond vigilantes, those bond bears that push back against "QE forever" and never-ending government deficits. They...
Overview: After several attempts, the euro has pushed above $1.22, and the Australian dollar has surpassed $0.8000 as the greenback remains under broad pressure against the...
CALGARY – As investors pile into commodities and some banks raise the price targets on everything from base metals to oil and agricultural products, economists are...
Global stocks, US equity futures and cryptocurrencies all tumbled on Tuesday as the recent surge in inflation, bond yields and commodity prices continued to hammer technology...
Overview: Rising rates continue to spur a rotation and retreat in stocks. Yesterday the NASDAQ sold-off by nearly 2.5% while the Dow Industrials eked out a...