Category: Economy

Monthly Market Analysis August 2025  ECONOMY New Tariff Rates On August 1st tariffs on Canadian goods not covered by the CUSMA (Canada, U.S., Mexico) trade agreement increased from 25% to 35% .The United States announced that on August 27th the tariff rate on Indian goods will increase from 25% to 50%, due to their ongoing…

Monthly Market Overview August 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 July 2025) Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite…

 MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS JULY 2025 Economy The Trump Administration’s still ongoing Tariff Negotiations and Escalating Tariff Threats  The United States July 9th deadline date to conclude trade negotiations with all of its trading partners has passed with only four trade deal frameworks announced. The U.S. has announced trade framework deals with the United Kingdom, China, Vietnam,…

Monthly Market Overview July 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS • U.S. Employment Increased by 139,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.2%• Canadian Employment Increased by 7,400 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 7.0%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.4%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Unchanged at 1.7%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Decreased by -0.9%•…

 Monthly Market Analysis June 2025   Economy  The Trump Administration’s Ongoing Tariff Negotiations  We are rapidly approaching July 9th, the self-imposed date that the United States has demanded that its global trade partners must negotiate a trade deal to avoid being charged a “reciprocal tariff” above the current 10% baseline rate. Other than an outline of…

Monthly Market Overview June 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS • U.S. Employment Increased by 177,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.2%• Canadian Employment Increased by 7,400 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 6.9%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.3%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 1.7%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.1%•…

 Monthly Market Analysis May 2025   Economy The United States Tariff Negotiations The Trump Administration started executing emergency Executive Orders implementing new tariffs on February 1, 2025. Since then, many of the announced tariffs have either been paused, lowered, or altered. It has become quite apparent that the United States has imposed high tariffs to spur…

 Monthly Market Overview May 2025  LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS• U.S. Employment Increased by 228,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Increased to 4.2%• Canadian Employment Decreased by -32,600 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 6.7%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.4%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.3%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 1.4%• Canada’s…

Monthly Market Analysis April 2025 Economy The United States Tariff War Tariffs on American imports are expected to increase the price of goods for American consumers and cut into the profits of American businesses. Nevertheless, the Trump administration has decided to utilize import tariffs to achieve their priorities: Newly Announced Trump Tariffs On April 3rd,…

 Monthly Market Overview April 2025   LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS • U.S. Employment Increased by 151,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Increased to 4.1%• Canadian Employment Increased by 1,100 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.6%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.8%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.6%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.2%•…