Friday closed with the major incides in Toronto and New York either flat or mildly down, but losing ground over the week. The TSX shed 11 points Friday to remain below 20,000 while it slipped 4% over the week. Sectors […]

Markets sold off Thursday, a day after the U.S. Fed announced it would not touch interest rates, but would keep them higher for longer and would raise them again if needed. That hawkish sentiment, similar to statements just made by […]

Markets treaded water on Wednesday until the U.S. Fed’s Jay Powell announced his latest interest rate decision: no change. This was widely expected. However, his comments immediately afterwards at the press conference were considered hawkish by many. As a result, […]

Canada’s inflation rate unexpectedly rose to 4.0% in August, surpassing the expected 3.8% and July’s 3.3% print. The rising price of crude oil was the main culprit. The news hit the TSX Tuesday and pushed the index down 1.34%, with […]

Monday saw the rally in crude oil continue as WTI hit $92 after surging 1.3%. Despite oil’s performance, energy was one of the weakest sectors on the TSX along with tech and materials. All sectors except for a modest rise […]