Category: Economy

Monthly Market Analysis March 2026 Economy United States The United States lost -92,000 jobs in February (it should be noted that strike activity in the healthcare field added -12,000 to the job decline). The American labour market is now averaging 5,660 jobs/month over the last three months. The unemployment rate moved up marginally to 4.4%…

Monthly Market Overview March 2026 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS THIS MONTH’S UPCOMING ECONOMIC EVENTS 1 (Source: Bank of Canada)   2(Source: Statistics Canada) 3(Source: United States Bureau of Labour Statistics)  4(Source: United States Bureau of Economic Analysis)  5(Source: United States Federal Reserve) 6(Source: United Census Bureau)  LAST MONTH’S MARKET ACTIVITY (for February 2026) Monthly Change 2026 Change…

Economy Tariff Update On February 20th, we finally got a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the legality of Trump’s Tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President does not have the authority to levy tariffs under IEEPA. The U.S. government will no longer collect…

Monthly Market Overview February 2026 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS THIS MONTH’S UPCOMING ECONOMIC EVENTS 1 (Source: Bank of Canada)   2(Source: Statistics Canada) 3(Source: United States Bureau of Labour Statistics)  4(Source: United States Bureau of Economic Analysis)  5(Source: United States Federal Reserve) 6(Source: United Census Bureau)  Last Month’s Market Activity (for January 2026) Monthly Change 2026 Change 12…

Economy United States The United States’ labour market continued its recent trend of anemic job growth, with only 50,000 jobs being generated in December. December’s U.S. unemployment rate fell slightly from 4.5% to 4.4%, primarily due to a reduction in the size of the labour force during the month.  U.S. consumers were more generous with…

MONTHLY MARKET OVERVIEW NOVEMBER 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS THIS MONTH’S UPCOMING ECONOMIC EVENTS 1 (Source: Bank of Canada)  2(Source: Statistics Canada) 3(Source: United States Bureau of Labour Statistics)  4(Source: United States Federal Reserve) 5(Source: United Census Bureau)  Last Month’s Market Activity (for October 2025) Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK…

Monthly Market Analysis October 2025  Economy Global Annual GDP Growth Rates after Trump’s Tariffs Declining Economies (among the six economies in our tracking)   Change in Economic Growth after Trump’s Tariffs   United States -0.4%Canada-1.1%China-0.6%Japan-0.1%  Global Economic Growth (Annual GDP Growth Rate) – 1 Year Chart  (*Dotted line shows  shows start of Trump’s Tariffs, February 4th)The U.S. economy’s (blue) annual…

MONTHLY MARKET OVERVIEW OCTOBER 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS THIS MONTH’S UPCOMING ECONOMIC EVENTS 1 (Source: Bank of Canada)  2(Source: Statistics Canada) 3(Source: United States Bureau of Labour Statistics)  4(Source: United States Federal Reserve) 5(Source: United Census Bureau)    Last Month’s Market Activity (for September 2025)           Monthly Change 2025 Change 12…