Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Global markets absorbed a genuinely significant shock Thursday, as two largely unrelated developments, a geographic widening of the Middle East conflict and disappointing spending signals from major technology companies, combined to push…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic backdrop showed genuine signs of improvement this week, with developments on two of the most significant fronts weighing on markets: the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict driving oil prices, and the broader…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic backdrop enters this week shaped by two intersecting forces: a global equity market that just posted its worst week in some time, and an oil-driven geopolitical conflict that has escalated…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic backdrop enters today’s Bank of Canada decision having absorbed a genuinely volatile 48 hours, moving from Monday’s oil-driven inflation scare to Tuesday’s much cooler-than-expected U.S. CPI report. With the central…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context The S&P/TSX Composite entered this week having closed Friday at 35,305.31, comfortably within reach of its 52-week high near 35,630, on the back of a strong June jobs report. Monday delivered a…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic backdrop enters this week carrying real momentum, following a June jobs report that showed employment rising by 18,200, ahead of expectations, and unemployment falling to its lowest level in nearly…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context The S&P/TSX Composite has spent much of 2026 grinding toward record territory, and Friday’s session pushed it right back to the edge of that milestone. The index has returned more than 11%…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Something notable happened to Canada’s economic story over the past ten days. The combination of a stronger-than-expected April GDP rebound, a May advance estimate confirming continued expansion, a dramatic U.S. jobs miss…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s macroeconomic picture in early July 2026 is genuinely improving, but improving into a complicated backdrop. The week delivered two major domestic data releases — April GDP growing 0.5% month-over-month, the fastest…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economy stands at one of its most pivotal crossroads in recent history on this Canada Day. July 1, 2026 is simultaneously a national holiday and the formal review date for CUSMA…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economy in June 2026 is the kind of story that defies simple classification. On paper, the country has entered a technical recession: GDP contracted in Q4 2025 and edged down a…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context The Canadian economic picture in late June 2026 is one of genuine tension. On one side sits an energy-driven inflation overshoot that has pushed headline CPI above the Bank of Canada’s upper…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic picture in mid-2026 is one of resilience under pressure — a phrase that sounds reassuring until one examines the specific pressures involved. The country is simultaneously managing the downstream effects…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic outlook has been operating under two dominant constraints since early 2026: trade policy uncertainty from the USMCA review process and oil-driven inflation pressure from the Iran conflict. As of June…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada’s economic narrative in mid-2026 continues to be defined by a balancing act between domestic weakness and external pressure. The Bank of Canada has now held its benchmark overnight rate at 2.25…
