Today, U.S. Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) data was released, and there was a slight dip reported. What does it mean? We would like to provide some context, courtesy of Dynamic Funds’ Chief Investment Strategist, Myles Zyblock. U.S. CPI data was released earlier today. This was one of the most closely watched CPI numbers I can… Read More
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How have markets performed in 2022? We are five months into 2022 and it is turning out to be one of the most challenging starts to the year in decades. This is said not because of the depth of the declines seen in asset prices, but rather due to the inability to diversify away some… Read More
Yesterday, we posted a Special Update on the evolving Russia-Ukraine military conflict. To read it in full, click here. Today, we’d like to share an additional piece of commentary focusing on the Canadian landscape, courtesy of BMO Capital Markets. (BMO Capital Markets Commentary) The immediate financial market response to Russia’s invasion into Ukraine was textbook… Read More
There are two prevailing concerns that we’ve been asked about more recently: rate hikes and slowing growth. Courtesy of Myles Zyblock (Chief Investment Strategist, Dynamic Funds), we’d like to present some numbers relating to these issues. 1) Rate hikes. Inflation has been a hot topic in the press with higher prices seen broadly from gas… Read More
Courtesy of Myles Zyblock, Chief Investment Strategist at Dynamic Funds, here is the October 2021 market update: Global Economy & Equities Economic surprise indicators suggest that the number of negative surprises for data releases has been outnumbering the ones with positive surprises. This is generally a sign that economic momentum is slowing – something that… Read More
Bank of Canada signals rate hike earlier than expected The Bank of Canada’s recent announcement was eventful. The BoC announced it was holding the overnight rate at 0.25%; however, BoC Governor Tiff Macklem also said “we will be considering raising interest rates sooner than we previously thought. Interest rates don’t need to be as low… Read More