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The stock market started showing signs of optimism towards July-end as preliminary data suggested that inflation is easing. Before July, the inflation rate kept accelerating each month, doubling from 4.1% in August 2021 to 8.1% in June 2022. As a result, the Bank of Canada hiked intere...

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is poised to implement its largest interest rate hike since 1994. Economists are currently predicting a 75-basis-point (0.75%) increase on Wednesday July 13. Earlier on June 1, the BoC raised rates by 50 basis points, but this had no effect on inflation, which h...

Canada’s so-called Big Six banks include Royal Bank of Canada , Toronto-Dominion Bank , Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce , Bank of Nova Scotia , Bank of Montreal , and National Bank . Together, these banks form an oligopoly, with minimal competition and ...

Canadian investors looking to buy domestic stocks have a variety of blue-chip picks to create their portfolios. Canada’s economy is dominated by the financial and energy sectors, with a handful of large-cap stocks leading the index. In addition, Canadians can also buy the TSX tec...

Canada’s Big Six bank stocks have done great so far in 2022. The rising interest rate environment has given these stocks a significant tailwind, boosting their revenues and earnings. Numerous banks announced earnings last week, beating analyst expectations for growth and even announc...

One of the best parts of the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is that each dollar you put in comes off your income tax each year. Canadians can turn this into thousands in returns by investing it properly. So, today we’re going to go over exactly what this program is, an...

It became official last week. The TSX fell by 10.8% from the heights on March 29 of this year, bottoming out and starting a climb once more. It’s led to stronger investor sentiment, but the question is, where? It’s no longer the strong days of growth stocks. Inflatio...

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The stock market correction continues, with some economists predicting a recession, though it should just be a “mild” one. Even still, all those gains you made during the growth of the last few years is now falling lower and lower. Yet for some Motley Fool investors, they&...