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Market Pulse - The Week in Review

June 18, 2024 - Lyndsay Astley

Experience concise financial news with Market Pulse: The Week In Review

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Market Pulse - The week in review - Oct. 27th 2023

The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5% as expected and maintained a hawkish bias in its forward guidance, emphasizing readiness to raise rates further if necessary....

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Pressure Continues to Build

As we wait for the inflation bubble to pop, market dynamics are shifting to lower-risk assets. Discover why alternatives are gaining ground as equities lose their luster....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - Oct. 20th 2023

The Q3 Business Outlook Survey from the Bank of Canada revealed a significant drop in sentiment, with multiple indicators, such as sales and investment intentions, signalling signs of weakness....

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Trust Reporting Rules

Effective for taxation years ending after December 30, 2023, the Canadian government has expanded the trust rules to now require trusts to file a T3 trust income tax and benefit return and provide detailed disclosure on on the trust’s key persons....

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Debt represents risks for Canada

World economies have been operating under duress for several years. The uncertainty fueled by the spread of COVID-19 led to the shuttering of vast swaths of the global economy in 2020....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - Sept. 11th

The Bank of Canada opted to maintain its overnight interest rate at the current level of 5%. They acknowledged a deceleration in the economy, a trend deemed essential to alleviate inflationary pressures....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - Aug. 18th 2023

Worries are rising around China’s economy and the potential impact it has on its official and shadow banking systems are mounting....

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A New Era of Disruptive Tech

Tech is gaining speed, literally and figuratively. We are on the verge of a major shift in how we live our daily lives. Find out how new innovations will shape our future....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - Aug. 14th 2023

In the wake of the recent US credit rating downgrade, Moody’s took aim at a selection of US mid-tier banks. Rating downgrades were issued based on higher funding costs, regulatory capital weakness and the rising commercial real estate exposures....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - July 28th 2023

As anticipated, both the US and Europe increased their target interest rates by 25 bps, reaching 5.25% and 3.75%, respectively....

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