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Summary Why Canadian banks sold off on Q3 earnings? Could we see housing prices come under even more pressure from the impact of rising rates? Valuation perspective and earnings fundamental for Canada's big banks. Canadian banks came in with mixed Q3 results....

Summary Bank of Canada hikes rates and reiterates its determination to fight inflation. Why there may be one more big rate hike to go in 2022? Why the Bank of Canada's terminal rate is likely going up? Canada's central bank raised its key interest rate by 75 ...

Summary The USD Index above 110 this morning is a 20-year high not seen since April 2002. Outside the dollar index, other major trading currencies are also weak. Economic downturns are self-propelling as they reduce spending and American import demand, sending fewer greenbacks...

Summary In most countries/regions around the world, monetary inflation rates peaked at extraordinary heights in early 2021 and have since crashed. G2 True Money Supply is the primary driver of the global boom-bust cycle. Once central banks have created a bubble the best they c...

Summary The Reserve Bank of Australia makes its announcement early Tuesday, September 6. One of the challenges for policymakers and investors is that Australia reports inflation quarterly. The labor and property markets are showing signs of weakening, but the consumer appears to b...

Summary Before the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09, savers could easily invest in perfectly safe GICs, bonds and savings accounts with interest rates over 4%. The low rate revolution became a war on savers that lasted the better part of twelve years. The yield on the five-ye...

Summary What's next for the bond market after Fed Powell's speech? Is the Fed pivot away for higher rates off the table? Outlook on inflation in Canada and the U.S. Stock markets tumbled following Fed Chainman Powell’s hawkish stance on rate rises. Gre...

Summary Global securities finance revenues reached $6.1bn in the first half of 2022, an increase of 12% YoY. Global ETP lending revenues were $453mn for H1, continuing to set new all-time highs, representing a 48% YoY increase. 2022 is off to an impressive start for Securities...

What are the odds of a recession? What are the risks that inflation will stay elevated? How are housing markets evolving in a rising rate environment? From the risk of a recession, to the stickiness of inflation, to the prospects for the housing market, TD Econom...

Even if inflation slows, the Fed is unlikely to step off the rate hike gas. Why it's time to beware of the bear market rally. Inflation or slowing growth, which is the bigger risk? Equity markets have been climbing their way back from the lows reached in June. Th...