HEWC News and Press, iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada From 12/15/21

Sondhi: There is a lack of supply for housing in Canada is due to very strong demand. Sondhi: The strong monthly gain in October signals that buyers are pulling forward in advance of rate hikes by Bank of Canada. Sondhi: We think it's going to be a healthy year for Canadian home s...

Retail investors trading instruments linked to currency pairs on the exchange in November indicated a positive outlook for the Canadian and Australian dollars, as well as the British pound, against the US dollar. For much of last month, the Federal Reserve stood out from many central ...

The Bank of Canada leaves key policy rate at 0.25%, maintains forward guidance. The Bank acknowledged that consumer price inflation remains elevated partly due to global supply constraints. If Omicron proves to be less of a health concern than initially feared, especially for vacc...

Global economic growth will be slower but still above trend in 2022. This forecast should allow equities to outperform bonds. Inflation has yet to peak, but it will likely decline over the year and as a result any central bank tightening will be modest. 2021 was a year of rebound ...

The result of the unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus has been a rapid return to unemployment rates that are higher, though only about 2%, than before the COVID pandemic. US GDP has recovered all the ground lost in 2020 and is now at a record high. Monetary policy remains highl...

Omicron's emergence will mean the BoC will tread carefully. However, strong growth, a booming jobs market and bubbling inflation pressures suggest we remain on course for four rate hikes in 2022. We expect only a limited impact on CAD, which should remain almost solely driven by e...

James Orlando: Canadian nonfinancial corporate debt has reached new highs, accounting for 81.5% of nominal GDP. Debt is highly concentrated in specific industries, including real estate and construction. Small businesses that operate in food & accommodation are vulnerable to t...

The past week has been dominated by Omicron news as we all try to piece together the limited information we have and determine what it all means for the coming months. The RBA and BoC both hold meetings next week and will likely be armed with little more information than OPEC+ had on ...

Fed Chair Powell says acceleration in monetary tightening may be warranted. In reality, the stronger dollar is already working at cross-purposes to the Fed’s inflation aspiration. Some risk always materializes to topple unsustainable systems; this is not about a virus. ...

The state of global commercial real estate. Will the great return to office save office properties? Outlook for retail properties as foot traffic in malls rises. For further details see: Will 2022 Be The Comeback Year For Commercial Real Estate?