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The two main central banks on the Old Continent announced their respective key rate decisions this morning, with the Bank of England going first at 7 a.m. (Eastern) and keeping its rate unchanged at...

Yesterday's U.S. mid-term elections resulted in major Republican gains in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The GOP appears to have been able to capitalize on the country's middling...

With the end of the Fed's debasement policies, the US dollar now seems unstoppable. While rate hikes are still several months away, markets may not wait that long, more so if U.S. economic data...

Prices for WTI crude, diesel and gasoline have plunged lately, and a rebound should be expected at one point. We would like to take this opportunity to remind our clients that the products we offer...

Crude suffered another setback overnight after Saudi Arabia announced that it would cut its prices for U.S. buyers. WTI, the main oil benchmark used in the U.S., has hit a five-year low in the past...

Investors will be monitoring the FOMC’s rate decision closely this afternoon (2 p.m.). Since the last meeting that took place on September 17, inflation has remained below the 2% target, and...

• The EUR/USD pair is finally starting to show signs of stabilizing after having retreated by 9% since last May. The European Central Bank (ECB) has just started implementing its asset purchase...

• Investors are optimistic once again, thanks to the fact that U.S. stock markets had their best week in a long time. Good corporate earnings and excellent U.S. economic data are fostering risk...

The pressure is still off the energy market as the price of WTI crude oil fell for a fourth consecutive week. We believe that it is important for our clients to continue to be patient in such an...

Through what was certainly one of the most eventful Bank of Canada announcements ever in Ottawa, the removal of the reference to a “neutral bias” from the statement helped the loonie gain...

Judging by the substantial decline in market volatility in the past few days, the global economy seems to have by and large sorted out its pressing recent concerns. Fears stemming from Ebola are...

Brent crude prices continued to drop yesterday, reaching a four-year low. It appears that several oil producers in the Middle East want to keep production levels high, even if it means a drop in the...

All the news has been bad in the energy market following a substantial correction in Brent and WTI crude oil prices. The situation demands some caution as we wait for prices to stabilize before...

Yesterday’s Ivey Purchasing Managers Index for Canada surprised analysts, with the strongest monthly variance in close to five years, rising from 50.9 to 58.6. This positive reading helped the...

It was another volatile week in the energy market, which resulted in decreases of 4% and 5% for WTI and Brent oil. The increased production of OPEC countries recorded in the last month explains some...

U.S unemployment rate under 6%Friday's release of September U.S. job figures was well received by financial markets, with a total of 248,000 positions created for the month or 33,000 more than the...