Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Financial technology companies do not all behave alike. Payment networks earn fees on transaction volume and tend to be steady, commerce platforms depend on merchant growth and consumer spending, and digital lenders…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Electric-vehicle shares have been caught between two stories this year. On one side, an eight-month conflict in the Middle East pushed fuel prices sharply higher, making electric driving more appealing. On the…
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 benchmark index began November with the aftertaste of its worst day in months. On Friday the S&P/TSX Composite fell about 1.7%, the steepest single-day decline in nearly six months, led by…
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Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context An initial public offering is a snapshot of a market’s confidence. Companies list when investors are willing to pay attractive prices, and a busy IPO calendar usually reflects strong equity markets, stable…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Canadian banks have been among the strongest performers on the TSX over the past year, with the big five up roughly 38% to 55% according to market data. That run has been…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Investors in artificial intelligence have moved from asking whether demand is real to asking who gets paid for it. Spending on data centres, chips and cloud capacity has reached levels that make…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Markets rarely reward complacency during central bank weeks, and this one is no exception. The Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve both announce decisions on Wednesday, the Canadian dollar and…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Growth stocks ask investors to look past today’s earnings and pay for tomorrow’s. That bargain is easiest to accept when interest rates are stable and hardest when they rise, since higher discount…
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 central bank has not raised interest rates in about three years, and it appears poised to end that streak. An oil price shock has complicated the bank’s long hold at 2.25%,…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Wall Street arrived at a crucial week on the back of two consecutive weekly losses for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The pressure came from several directions: concern about the durability…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context An exchange’s health shows up in more places than its headline index. Listings, financing activity, trading volumes and breadth all describe how well capital markets are working, and Canada’s exchanges, operated by…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Global equity markets begin this week facing an unusual combination of pressures. Energy prices remain high, bond yields are elevated across major economies, and artificial-intelligence enthusiasm has been swinging between confidence and…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Fintech companies promise faster, cheaper and more convenient financial services, but they live in the same macro environment as every lender and broker. Their earnings depend on interest rates, credit quality and…
Table of Contents Market Context What Happened Why It Matters Sector Breakdown Risks to Watch What to Watch Next Final Outlook Market Context Electric-vehicle stocks have increasingly traded on stories rather than monthly sales figures. Autonomy, artificial intelligence and corporate restructuring now influence valuations at least as much as vehicle deliveries, and no company illustrates…
