Week Ahead: More World Cup Football … But Markets Should Be Lively Too
It has been a bit of a lacklustre week; the FIFA World Cup has provided way more excitement for most people than the financial markets. Stocks fell at the start of the week but the selling didn’t materialise into a...
Dollar Strong Ahead of July 4 Holiday
The US dollar is higher against most major currencies on Friday. The Canadian dollar was the single currency that appreciated versus the greenback. The loonie moved higher at the end of the week with the release of a stronger than...
Bank of Canada Business Outlook Survey: Canadian Firms Paint a Cautiously Positive Outlook
Canadian firms were generally upbeat over the second quarter of the year, according to the Bank of Canada’s quarterly Business Outlook Survey (BOS). The Bank’s “BOS Indicator”, a statistical summary of the overall results of the survey, rose to 3.1...
Japanese Tankan Big Manufacturers Index to Lose Further Momentum in Q2
Early on Monday, Japan’s closely watched Tankan survey which tracks responses from more than 10,000 companies is expected to show that business conditions for large companies in the manufacturing sector have deteriorated in the second quarter of the year. While...
Week Ahead – Resilient Dollar Looks at US Jobs Report for New Highs; UK PMIs and RBA in Focus Too
The US jobs report for June will be the highlight of the coming week as the greenback remains unscathed from the rising trade tensions. Canada will also publish employment numbers, while PMI releases in the UK and the US will...
Weekly Focus: Politics Driving Markets Again
Market Movers ahead In the US, the most important release will be the jobs report for June on Friday 6 July, but the week also brings FOMC meetings minutes. In the euro area, German politics will again take centre stage...
Canadian April GDP Rises Modestly
Highlights: Canadian April GDP came in slightly stronger than anticipated rising 0.1% relative to expectations of unchanged activity with manufacturing unexpectedly rising 0.8% in the month. Service-producing industries showed unchanged activity in the month after rising 0.2% in March. Our...
Canadian Economy Ekes Out a Gain in April
Overall economic activity edged higher in April, up 0.1% month-on-month, beating expectations for a pause. Outsized declines in a few key sectors constrained the pace of expansion, which nevertheless showed decent breadth as 15 of the 20 major industries expanded...
US: 2% Inflation Target Reached in May
As expected, personal income rose 0.4% in May, bang on market expectations. Adjusted for inflation and removing taxes, real disposable income was up 0.2% in the month. Personal spending was slightly below market expectations, but still rose a respectable 0.2%...
US Dollar: Double Top or Merely Month-End Flows?
After a strong start to this week’s trade, the US dollar is on the back foot on the final trading day of the week, month, and quarter. The proximate cause for the buck’s weakness is good news overseas: specifically, the...
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