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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

Articles

(The Process Of) Economic Normalization and What That Means for the Outlook

Some positive signs of economic normalization have emerged, yet fiscal policy is stuck in pandemic-era liberality. Find out how this misalignment could impact your portfolio....

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Private Markets: Credit Over Equity

Alternative lenders are gaining traction as investors seek high yields, tight credit spreads, and low interest rate risk—goals that big banks and private equity can't deliver....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - May 13th 2024

The Federal Reserve’s 1Q Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey revealed continued tightening in business lending standards and ongoing weakness in business loan demand....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - May 8

Momentum in the Canadian economy continued to slow with monthly GDP data for February soft at 0.15% MoM growth....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - April 26th 2024

US real GDP growth for 1Q24 was 1.6% annualized. This fell short of the consensus estimate (2.5%). Nonetheless, real final domestic demand growth was much stronger at 2.8% annualized....

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The Upside of Canada’s Economic Woes

In moments of pessimism, great returns can be made in the stock market. Uncover how Canadian investors’ negative outlook may drive stock performance as the economy stabilizes....

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Tax Highlights from the 2024 Federal Budget

Canada’s Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, tabled the 2024 federal budget on April 16, 2024....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - April 15th 2024

The Bank of Canada kept its target rate unchanged but adopted a slightly dovish tone, indicating constructive progress towards its inflation target, now forecasted at 2.8% for Q1, with expectations of a continued decline....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - April 8th

In March, the pace of employment in Canada decelerated, leading to an increase in the unemployment rate to 6.1% (+1% from a year ago), even as hourly wages stayed high....

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Market Pulse - The week in review - April 2nd

Beyond the tragic human toll, the collapse of the Baltimore bridge will temporarily disrupt one of the largest East-Coast ports....

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