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Source: BNN Bloomberg July 16, 2022

The Week Ahead: Canadian inflation data; Earnings from Netflix, Twitter

Monday, July 18 Notable data: Canadian housing starts Notable earnings: Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, IBM Tuesday, July 19 Notable data: U.S. housing starts and building permits Notable earnings: First Horizon, Johnson & Johnson, Netfli...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

Credit managers say defaults on track to rise on four continents

Credit defaults are on track to rise in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, according to a survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers, as the risk of global recession mounts. The economic slump is likely to occur later thi...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

Bond investors bet the recession trade is just getting started

For all the volatility whipsawing the US bond market, traders are showing increasing confidence that the alarm bells warning of a recession will only get louder. The jump in consumer prices in June by another four-decade high reinforced the near-certainty...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

Loonie falls to 20-month low after Bank of Canada rate hike

The Bank of Canada's largest interest rate hike in 24 years caused the loonie to drop to a 20-month low as investors feared the U.S. Federal Reserve would mirror the full percentage point hike in two weeks. The Canadian dollar dropped to a low of 75.62 cen...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

Stephen Takacsy's Top Picks: July 14, 2022

Stephen Takacsy, president, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Lester Asset Management FOCUS: Canadian stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: Volatility continues to rule capital markets in 2022 due to the aftereffects of the pandemic, including...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

U.S. stocks bounce off lows as traders temper Fed bets

Stocks closed well off session lows as comments from Federal Reserve officials brought some relief to investors worried that a more aggressive pace of rate hikes could trigger a recession. The S&P 500 almost erased a slide that topped 2 per cent as Fed Gov...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

TSX today: Canadian banks fall after JPMorgan warning

Canada’s benchmark stock index fell by triple digits Thursday as investors grew increasingly concerned about a looming recession and reacted to negative earnings news from two big American financial services companies. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed 28...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 15, 2022

Recession fears fuelled by U.S. lenders batter Canadian banks

Canadian bank stocks slid the most in more than two years as the first round of earnings from US lenders weighed on the outlook for the financial sector amid growing fears of a recession. The S&P/TSX Composite Commercial Banks Index, which tracks Canada’s...

FP Economy Source: Financialpost July 15, 2022

Tiff Macklem's soft landing could rest with business confidence

Kevin Carmichael: Recession, soft landing may be determined by how much higher interest rates deter business growth plans Taiga Motors Corp. probably deserved better this week. We apologize, but this video has failed to loa...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 14, 2022

Stocks buckle under hot CPI as hawkish bets surge

Stocks finished lower as a shockingly hot US inflation report rattled financial markets, boosting bets the Federal Reserve could get even more aggressive with its belt-tightening campaign. Amid unnerving swings, the S&P 500 failed to hold gains after rever...