Category: Markets
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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…
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Weekly Market Summary June 13, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.28% 7.18% 22.15% 26504.35 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -1.32% -0.81% 9.19% 42197.79 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.39% 1.62% 10.0% 5976.97 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -0.63%…
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Weekly Market Summary June 6, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.97% 6.88% 18.89% 26429.13 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 1.17% 0.51% 9.97% 42762.87 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.5% 2.02% 12.09% 6000.36 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 2.18%…
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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%•…
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S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers May 2025 Company Sector Monthly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value NRG Energy, Inc. Utilities 42.27% 72.80% 84.19% $155.90 Constellation Energy Corporation Utilities 37.02% 36.85% 36.09% $306.15 Seagate Technology Holdings Electronic Technology 29.56% 36.65% 25.86% $117.94 Insulet Corporation Health Technology 28.83% 24.50% 84.73% $325.03…
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Weekly Market Summary May 30, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.14% 5.85% 18.59% 26175.05 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 1.6% -0.64% 10.91% 42270.07 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.88% 0.51% 12.92% 5911.69 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 2.01%…
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Weekly Market Summary May 23, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -0.35% 4.66% 16.57% 25879.95 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -2.47% -2.21% 6.5% 41603.07 S&P 500 (U.S.) -2.61% -1.34% 10.16% 5802.82 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -2.47%…
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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…
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Weekly Market Summary May 16, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 2.42% 5.03% 16.47% 25971.93 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) 3.41% 0.26% 6.99% 42654.74 S&P 500 (U.S.) 5.27% 1.3% 12.48% 5958.38 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) 7.15%…
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Weekly Market Summary May 9, 2025 Weekly Change 2025 Change 12 Month Change Ending Value GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.3% 2.55% 13.33% 25357.74 Dow Jones Industrial Avg. (U.S) -0.16% -3.04% 4.73% 41249.38 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.47% -3.77% 8.55% 5659.91 Nasdaq Composite (U.S.) -0.27%…