Introduction Global equity markets edged lower in February. Investors feared that escalating trade tensions could weaken the global economy. Among major central banks, the Bank of England held a meeting in February, lowering its policy interest rate by 25 basis points. Inflation remained stubbornly elevated in many parts of the [...]
... the Canada economy navigates uncertainty. Stay up-to-date with January highlights. Introduction Global equity markets moved higher in January. Despite the hiccup in U.S. technology heavyweight stocks and ongoing talk about tariffs, investors maintained a relatively bullish sentiment towards risk assets. Investors hope U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-growth policies will [...]
Dive into the monthly market update for the all the highlights. Introduction Global equity markets moved lower over the month of December. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) lowered its expectations for rate cuts in 2025. Global inflation rates edged higher, largely in response to low base-year prices of energy [...]
Introduction Global equity markets advanced in November. The expected pro-growth policies from President-elect Donald Trump following his election win helped lift equity markets over the month. Several central banks continued to lower interest rates, including the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and Bank of England (“BoE”). As reported in November, [...]
check out our round up to stay up-to-date quickly. Introduction A mixed bag of economic data and corporate financial results left investors pondering the overall health of the global economy and the next actions by global central banks. In response, global equity markets finished lower over the month of October. [...]
Introduction Global equity markets moved higher over September. Several central banks lowered interest rates during the month, hoping to help prop up their respective economies. This included the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”), which decided on a jumbo rate cut of 50 basis points (“bps”). Global inflation continues to moderate, [...]
Introduction Global equity markets were volatile to begin the month of August after a weak U.S. labour market report raised concerns of a potential recession in the world’s largest economy. But global equity markets recovered and ended the month higher with signs pointing to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) [...]
Introduction Global equity markets edged higher over the month of July but did experience some bouts of volatility. Investors were weary of risk assets, with some central banks keeping rates higher for longer and global economic data proving to be relatively soft. Furthermore, concerns mounted that progress and potential returns [...]
Introduction Global equity markets moved higher over the month of June. Investors carried a relatively optimistic stance towards risk assets as some global central banks began lowering interest rates. Furthermore, the global economy remained relatively resilient, despite challenges. The Bank of Canada (“BoC”) and European Central Bank (“ECB”) lowered their [...]
Introduction Global equity markets moved higher over May 2024 with excitement growing among investors that interest rate cuts from major central banks might be on the horizon. Economic data was relatively mixed over the month, heightening investor bets that interest rates may soon start going down. Manufacturing sector activity largely [...]
