Category: Markets


  • Monthly Market Analysis April 2026 Economy Tariffs and the War in Iran ​Since the Trump administration begun aggressively levying new tariffs on most of the world, we tracked the change in inflation and economic growth in six economies, China, Canada, United States, Eurozone, Japan, and India. Although most of the Trump’s tariffs have recently been ruled illegal…

  • Weekly Market Summary April 24, 2026 Weekly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -1.29% 6.91% 37.11% 33904.11 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -0.44% 2.43% 22.79% 49230.71 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.55% 4.67% 30.64% 7165.08 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 1.5%…

  • Weekly Market Summary April 17, 2026 Weekly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.93% 8.3% 41.97% 34346.29 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 3.19% 2.88% 26.33% 49447.43 S&P 500 (U.S.) 4.54% 4.1% 34.89% 7126.06 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 6.84%…

  • Weekly Market Summary April 10, 2026 Weekly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.77% 6.25% 46.41% 33695.76 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 3.04% -0.31% 21.02% 47916.57 S&P 500 (U.S.) 3.56% -0.42% 29.4% 6816.89 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 4.68%…

  • Weekly Market Summary April 2, 2026 Weekly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 3.83% 4.4% 30.83% 33108.22 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 1.18% -3.24% 10.13% 46504.67 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.63% -3.84% 16.08% 6582.69 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 2.2%…

  • Monthly Market Overview April 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 March 2026) Monthly Change 2026 Change 12…

  • S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers March 2026             Company Sector Monthly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value       LyondellBasell Industries NV Process Industries 40.06% 86.05% 14.43% $80.56 APA Corporation Energy Minerals 39.74% 73.51% 101.90% $42.44 Dow, Inc. Process Industries 35.54% 78.14% 19.27% $41.65 CF Industries…

  • Weekly Market Summary March 27, 2026 Weekly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 2.05% 0.78% 27.02% 31960.65 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -0.9% -6.03% 6.78% 45166.64 S&P 500 (U.S.) -2.12% -6.96% 11.87% 6368.85 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -3.23%…

  • 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%…

  • Weekly Market Summary March 20, 2026 Weekly Change 2026 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value           GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS           S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -3.76% -1.25% 24.97% 31317.41 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -2.11% -5.17% 8.64% 45577.47 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.9% -4.95% 14.9% 6506.48 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -2.07%…