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Is November’s stock market optimism more than just dancing sugar-plum dreams? As fears of an economic recession continued to fade away, equities shook off past pessimism and got into the holiday spirit. Equities marched higher, capping off a solid month of gains, while bond yields continued to curb their enthusiasm [...]

The S&P/TSX Composite closed on a down note for November but still managed to reach new highs during the month. With economic data at home muted, the driver for the rise in the TSX was optimism by investors that the U.S. and China will come to a mutual agreement for [...]

The S&P/TSX Composite ended the month on a down note as China’s economic data reports revived worries of growth concerns. Also impacting Canada’s main stock exchange, as well as those south of the border, were doubts by Chinese officials on the long-term nature of any trade deals with the U.S. [...]

Talk about a see-saw ride: Stocks were up and bonds were down in July. Then, stocks were down and bonds were up in August, followed by yet another reversal with stocks going up and bonds going down in September. With each pendulum swing similar themes set the backdrop: the U.S.-China [...]

The big story for capital markets was the continuing collapse of bond yields amid ongoing trade threats and attention-seeking tweets from the U.S. President. The 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond yield fell below 2% for the first time in history – a headline that raised concern about economic recession on the [...]

The number of home groundbreakings rose sharply in June on a seasonally adjusted basis. For the month, 245,657 units were started, a 26% increase, and comfortably above market expectations of 210,000 units. This was the highest since November 2017, with multi-family buildings rocketing 31% and single-detached homes rising 8% as [...]

The global economy has been slowing for a year marking the third global slowdown of the past 10 years. Trade frictions have exacerbated the slowdown and remain an unpredictable cloud dimming future growth expectations. This makes the question of whether we’re closer to the end or the beginning of the [...]

Heading into the second half of 2019, senior T. Rowe Price investment leaders remain cautiously positive about global economies and financial markets, but they warn that political risks - in particular, escalating trade disputes - could trigger renewed volatility and further impede growth. To a certain extend, market behavior in [...]

The global economy has been slowing for a year marking the third global slowdown of the past 10 years. Trade frictions have exacerbated the slowdown and remain an unpredictable cloud dimming future growth expectations. This makes the question of whether we’re closer to the end or the beginning of the current slowdown particularly [...]

No other topic in May – not even the series finale of Game of Thrones – provided as much drama as President Trump’s trade policy actions. Tough talk, halted negotiations and tariffs were among the weapons used by the White House in May, with China and Mexico being the prime targets (although it was equity [...]