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Caution is the watchword this morning, following the release of disappointing economic figures in China. Exports and imports were well-below analysts' expectations for November, and could spur the...

In a departure from his recent habits, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz did not make an effort to reiterate his interest in favouring Canadian exporters through a weaker loonie when announcing...

The euro is under pressure this morning, with the release of weaker-than-expected Retail Sales and manufacturing data for the eurozone, which have revived hopes that the European Central Bank will...

Both the Norwegian krone and the CAD gained ground yesterday, with the latter rising 0.77% on the day. Although pinpointing an exact cause would be tricky, some pundits attribute the loonie's rise to...

It seems that we have not reached the bottom for the price of crude oil. OPEC took investors by surprise by not taking any measures to curb price collapse at the last meeting of its members held on 27...

The question on everyone's lips since last week is obviously how far will crude prices fall and more specifically, how much this will affect the CAD. If we base ourselves on the fact that Friday's...

U.S. tech stocks propelled the S&P 500 and the Dow to new highs yesterday. However, the energy sector had a rough day due to fears over whether OPEC would take steps to slow plummeting oil prices....

Propelled mainly by the unexpected key rate cut in China last week and rumours that the People's Bank of China would take further accommodating measures, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the...

China's central bank cut interest rates last week, and this supported energy prices, which have not been this low for some time. Even though it is difficult to predict the course of prices over the...

While our neighbours to the south will be celebrating their Thanksgiving this Thursday, the rest of the planet will direct their attention toward OPEC members, as a meeting is being held on that day...

Stock markets were bolstered by a wave of optimism yesterday when the U.S. Producer Price Index for October came in with a reading of 0.2%, or 0.3% higher than economists had forecast. The...

South of the border yesterday, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization all came in below analysts’ projections; however none of these indicators...

At the G20 summit held over the weekend in Australia, member nations agreed to implement policy changes to accelerate global economic growth by an additional 2.1% by 2018. British Prime Minister David...

Both Houses of U.S. Congress to vote on Keystone XL todayThe GBP dropped considerably against its peers yesterday, following Governor Mark Carney's revised forecasts downward regarding economic growth...

Not surprisingly, BoE Governor Mark Carney maintained his monetary policy, despite improving workplace conditions in the U.K. The unemployment rate is still at its lowest level in six years, and wages...

Signs are finally emerging that energy prices are stabilizing, and we believe that the collapse we have seen over the last few weeks represents a good opportunity to implement hedges on a portion of...