HEWC News and Press, iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Canada From 04/23/22

Why a soft landing for Canadian housing is more likely than a hard landing. Why the risks facing Canada's housing market is fundamentally different than in the U.S. Higher rates may slow housing in the short term, but the long-term impact is debatable. For further details se...

Are rising rates starting to slow the red-hot housing market? Inflation in Canada hits 31-year high. Could COVID-19 lockdowns cause China to miss its growth target? For further details see: Is China's 2022 Growth Target Still Attainable?

Amid negative real wages, consumers have less cash for everything, and corporate profit margins are under pressure. Fund managers expecting a stronger economy have fallen to levels only seen during past recessions. Nearly half of Canadian households recently surveyed by Nanos say ...

Strategies for navigating headwinds facing financial markets. Outlook for equities and fixed income. Why there's a strong case for Canadian equities. For further details see: A Strong Case For Canadian Equities This Year: TD Asset Management CIO

Bank of Canada hikes interest rate by half a percentage point to 1%. Gorewicz: It looks like the yield curve wants to flatten after the BoC rate hike. Gorewicz: YTD, the Canadian dollar has been one of the best performing currencies against major market peers because commodity pri...

Mendonca: The estimated impact of the federal bank tax of $6.1B over 5-years is not that large a number. Mendonca: Tax implications of the foreign buyers tax is more relevant to mortgage growth for Canadian banks. Mendonca: I feel constructive on the Canadian banks and believe ear...

Supply chain pressure is worse now than during the height of COVID-19. Will supply chain pressures get worse before they get better? Impact of tight global supply chain pressures on investment strategy. For further details see: Will Soaring Global Supply Chain Pressures ...

In its latest budget, the federal government has included a number of measures to address the affordability crisis affecting housing markets across Canada. Housing affordability - definitely a focus of this budget and so a number of different measures introduced to address that. W...

The federal government has tabled a budget that promises billions of dollars for housing, social programs and defence. So this budget tried to tackle housing from a lot of different angles. So we see that the government is trying to do everything it can to get that net-zero emissi...

Global bond markets experienced another sell-off in March amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, energy market strains, soaring inflation and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war. In Europe, the negative yielding government bond universe based on amount outstanding shrank from 36.3% to 22...