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Canada's Tariff Tangle: What Investors Need to Know Now
In a world increasingly defined by surprise policy shifts and geopolitical gambits, tariffs have once again become front-page…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
Shock, Slack, and Strategy: Why Canadian Markets Just Hit a Turning Point
It is the kind of conversation that starts with a whisper and ends in a thunderclap. In the…
Quick Thoughts: The end of the free trade era
by Stephen H. Dover, CFA, Chief Market Strategist, Head of Franklin Templeton Institute Why the new Trump tariffs…
Is 'Stagflation Lite' on tap?
by Paul Eitelman, Russell Investments The U.S. Fed left interest rates unchanged today as widely anticipated, noting uncertainty…
Fed Holds Steady, Cites "Elevated Uncertainty"
by Kathy Jones, Head of Fixed Income, Charles Schwab & Company Ltd. The Fed held the federal funds…
The Inflationista Illuminati
by John Mauldin, Mauldin Economics Last week we published a chart of the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model, which…
Quick Thoughts: Risk vs. uncertainty
by Stephen H. Dover, CFA, Chief Market Strategist, Head of Franklin Templeton Institute Weaker US economic data is…
The Risk Of A Recession Isn’t Zero
by Lance Roberts, RIA The risk of a recession in the U.S. is not zero. This is particularly…
Is the US headed for a drop in GDP growth?
by Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist, Invesco Key takeaways Gross domestic product (GDP) - A key economic…
Seasonal Challenges With Economic Data
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Chief Economist, Northern Trust Seasonal adjustments have limitations. At this time of year, those…
What scares the S&P 500?
by Roderick Mackenzie, Tom Becker, BlackRock Quick Read Equity option market pricing offers a unique way to quantify…
NBI CIO Martin Lefebvre: Conflicting Forces
The market may look stable on the surface, but beneath it lies a swirling storm of conflicting forces.…
2022-lite
by Michael Contopoulos, Director of Fixed Income, Richard Bernstein Advisors As we begin 2025, there are striking similarities…
As Always, It's About Inflation
by Hubert Marleau, Market Economist, Palos Management February 14, 2025 The U.S. is not a Democracy: It’s a…
Navigating the (new) conundrum
by Jeffrey Rosenberg, Managing Director, Systematic Fixed Income, BlackRock Key points The Fed pause that gives pause: Stronger-than-expected…
