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Bank of Canada Could Make Deeper, Faster Cuts to Interest Rates Amid U.S. Trade War

There are more than enough reasons to think the Bank of Canada will be forced to lower its key lending…

1 year ago
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S&P 500 Sours on Tariffs, But Tariffs Could Help the TSX

On February 19, the S&P 500 hit a record intra-day high of 6147.43. It’s been all downhill since then as…

1 year ago
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President Trump’s Tariffs Kick In Causing Stocks to Crater

What Are Trump’s Trade Tariffs? At 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, President Trump kept to his word, enacting sweeping…

1 year ago
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What’s in Store for the TSX and S&P 500 in 2025 After Hitting Record Highs in 2024?

North American equities performed exceptionally well in 2024, even doing better than what analysts expected. After rising 24.3% in 2023,…

1 year ago
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Stocks Are at Record Levels But Still Look Bullish

Last year was supposed to be a difficult one for stocks. It wasn’t. In 2023, the S&P 500 rallied an…

2 years ago
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Inflation Unexpectedly Heats Up in April—Will the Central Bank Raise Rates?

Statistics Canada surprised the markets when it announced that the country’s inflation rate rose unexpectedly in April to 4.4%. After…

3 years ago
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Canadian Dollar Takes Hit as Oil Prices Fall

The Canadian dollar is taking a hit against the U.S. dollar, after positing its biggest decline since March. The Canadian…

3 years ago
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Federal Reserve Hikes Rates for the 10<sup>th</sup> Time and Hints at a Pause

The U.S. Federal Reserve continued its inflation fighting ways on May 3 after it lifted its key lending rate by…

3 years ago
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Analysts Lower Q1 Earnings Estimates More Than Average for S&P/TSX Composite

First quarter earnings season has begun and the outlook for Canadian stocks is muted, with analysts lowering their first quarter…

3 years ago
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Inflation Is Cooling But Markets Still Pricing in an Additional Interest Rate Hike

Statistics Canada announced that Canada’s inflation rate fell to 4.3% in March from 5.2% in February—the slowest pace since August…

3 years ago