US stocks struggled after the big banks had a rough start to earnings season. JPMorgan shares dropped sharply over fears that surging expenses and wage inflation may lead to a greater profit miss over the next couple of years. Risk appetite did not get any favors from a wrath of US economic data that missed […]
Can earnings season soothe investors’ nerves? It’s been a turbulent start to the year in the markets and that’s unlikely to change as we move into earnings season. Fear of high inflation and accelerated monetary tightening is driving much of the volatility that we’re seeing in financial markets over the last couple of weeks and […]
Further pain ahead? A late sell-off in the US on Thursday is weighing heavily on sentiment around the globe with Asia ending the week on a negative note and Europe heading for a similar finish. Tech was once again hit the hardest as interest rate anxiety kicked in. The rebound looked premature and yesterday showed […]
The Canadian dollar is in positive territory and continues to have an excellent week, with gains of 1.28%. The currency is back below 1.25 and is looking to close below this symbolic line for the first time since mid-November. This week’s robust rally by the Canadian dollar is more a case of greenback weakness rather than […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Tis the season for holiday shopping. Economic forecasters anticipate holiday retail sales will reach a new all-time high in 2019,...
