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Source: Bankofcanada July 05, 2022

Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—Second Quarter of 2022

Results of the second-quarter survey | Vol. 3.2 | July 4, 2022 This survey took place between April 28 and May 13, 2022.1 Follow-up interviews took pla...

Source: Bankofcanada July 05, 2022

Business Outlook Survey—Second Quarter of 2022

Results of the second-quarter 2022 survey | Vol. 19.2 | July 4, 2022 Results from t...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2022

We're #58! TSX stumbles as interest rate, recession fears rise

The S&P/TSX Composite Index capped off the front half of the year in negative territory, falling 11.13 per cent to rank 58th out of 92 of its global peers. The drop has the Toronto benchmark sandwiched between Latvia’s Riga Stock Exchange and the Slovenian bl...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2022

S&P 500's worst first-half since 1962 won't tell much about second half

The S&P 500 suffered its worst first half since 1970. But its dismal performance is not an indication of what’s to come. That’s according to analysis by S&P Dow Jones Indices that says historically, there has been little to no correlation between the index...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2022

U.S. market doomsayers vindicated in historic first half

The selloff in stocks deepened after weak consumer-spending data fueled worries about a recession, with the S&P 500 suffering its cruelest first-half since Richard Nixon’s presidency. It was a rout for the history books, with the benchmark gauge down 21 pe...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 01, 2022

From Suncor to Shopify, Canadian stocks whipsaw on recession fears

This was supposed to be a blowout year for Canadian equities, benefiting from soaring commodity prices and a forceful post-pandemic rebound in consumer spending. Instead, the country’s benchmark index is slumping amid the global stock selloff, though not as b...

Source: BNN Bloomberg June 30, 2022

U.S. stocks finish almost flat in teeter-totter session

The stock market had a hard time finding direction on Wednesday, with traders assessing comments from central bank chiefs about the outlook for the economy and interest rates. The S&P 500 closed almost flat and above the Fibonacci 38.2 per cent retracement...

Source: BNN Bloomberg June 30, 2022

Private lenders are offering cheaper debt than Wall Street banks

A dirty little secret in a US$1.2 trillion world of credit is getting exposed as the Wall Street rout deepens: Private debt is now the cheaper financing option for big-ticket leveraged borrowers than the ailing public market -- upending industry norms. As...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg June 30, 2022

Paul Harris' Top Picks: June 29, 2022

Paul Harris, partner and portfolio manager, Harris Douglas Asset Management FOCUS: North American and global stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: I think we are in a recession and therefore we should see a decline in company profits. The bear market so far has b...

Source: BNN Bloomberg June 30, 2022

Bull market never ended for analysts wedded to 100% price rally calls

Whether it’s commendable courage or a refusal to face reality, a receding stock market tide has left Wall Street analysts sitting with price predictions that will take more than a little luck to come true. Bear-market casualties from Peloton Interactive In...