Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context The TSX’s technology sector has been through a turbulent arc in 2026, one that includes a sharp drawdown in marquee names followed by an uneven recovery that has tested the patience of…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context The TSX is closed today for Victoria Day, giving investors an important pause to digest what was a notably volatile final session of the past week. The composite index enters the holiday…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canada has a long and distinguished tradition of income investing, anchored by a handful of TSX giants that have managed to raise their dividends through recessions, pandemics, and commodity cycles alike. That…
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 mining sector has been one of the most dramatic stories on the TSX in 2026. Gold prices climbed to extraordinary heights earlier in the year, carrying Canadian producers and streaming companies…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canadian resource stocks have entered 2026 riding a powerful tailwind that few analysts predicted at the start of the year. West Texas Intermediate crude, which began the year near US$57 per barrel,…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context It was a week that tested Canadian investors’ composure on multiple fronts. What had been a broadly constructive market environment through April — supported by strong corporate earnings, a rebound in commodity…
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 technology sector entered the week already navigating a difficult year. After the S&P/TSX Information Technology Index fell roughly 18% year-to-date through February, investor confidence in the sub-sector had been cautious at…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context The week ending May 15, 2026 handed Canadian investors a sobering reminder that market environments can shift quickly, even when economic conditions appear superficially stable. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell nearly 2%…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Dividend investing in Canada has long rested on a comfortable foundation: the predictable earnings power of the Big Six banks, the contracted pipeline cash flows of Enbridge and TC Energy, and the…
Market Context Canada’s gold and precious metals sector delivered one of the week’s most jarring performances, with major miners surrendering significant ground in a single session as a confluence of macro forces conspired against the asset class. Precious metals, long regarded as an inflation hedge, paradoxically suffered alongside bonds when inflation fears mounted — a…
Market Context Canada’s energy sector entered the week in an unusually bifurcated position — rising commodity prices on one side, a deteriorating macro backdrop on the other. The S&P/TSX Composite fell sharply late in the week, sliding nearly 2% and trading below 34,000, as a global bond market selloff rattled risk sentiment across virtually every…
Q1 2025 Open 24,198 Q1 2025 Close 24,759 Q1 2026 Open 25,980 Q1 2026 Close 24,920 Q1 2025 Q1 2026 YoY Avg TSX Q1 2025 range: 24,198 – 24,759. TSX Q1 2026 range: 24,920 – 25,980. Weekly index levels, January – March. Source: StockKey.ca / TSX data via Apify. The TSX Composite Index delivered a…
Markets Today — May 15, 2026: The Summit Ended, and So Did the Rally Wall Street hit record highs on Thursday. The Dow reclaimed 50,000. The S&P 500 crossed 7,500 for the first time ever. The Nasdaq added nearly 1%. It felt like a moment. By Friday morning, it was already yesterday’s news. Stocks fell…
What Happened in Markets Today — May 13, 2026 Some trading sessions revolve around one major event. Wednesday’s market action was different. Investors had to process a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report, rising oil prices, fresh earnings from major Canadian companies, and ongoing geopolitical developments tied to the U.S.-China summit. Markets did not collapse under the…
3 TSX Stocks to Watch in May 2026 The Canadian stock market has delivered a quietly strong performance so far in 2026. While the broader TSX index continues trending higher, not every company is benefiting equally from the current environment. Some sectors are being supported by rising commodity prices, while others are gaining momentum from…
