Category: Markets
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Monthly Market Analysis February 2025 Economy Tariffs The United Nations (COMTRADE) estimates that in 2017, the first year of the Trump presidency, Canada exported $319 billion USD to the United States. By 2021, one year after Trump left the White House, Canadian exports to the United States were $378 billion USD. Most recently, in…
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Weekly Market Summary February 7, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -0.35% 2.89% 21.33% 25,442.91 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.54% 4.13% 14.55% 44,303.40 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.24% 2.45% 20.64% 6,025.99 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) -0.53% 1.10% 23.91% 19,523.40 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.31% 7.14%…
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Monthly Market Overview February 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS • U.S. Employment Increased by 256,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Decreased to 4.1%• Canadian Employment Increased by 90,900 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Decreased to 6.7%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.9%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 1.8%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.4%• Canada’s…
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S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers January 2025 Name Sector Monthly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Constellation Energy Utilities 34.09% 34.09% 145.89% $299.98 CVS Health Corporation Health Care 25.82% 27.42% -24.06% $56.48 General Electric Company Industrials 22.05% 22.05% 53.73% $203.57 Vistra Corp. Utilities 21.88% 21.88% 309.53% $168.03 Qorvo Inc. Information Technology 18.66%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 31, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.25% 3.26% 20.28% 25,533.10 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.27% 4.70% 15.80% 44,544.66 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.00% 2.70% 22.65% 6,040.53 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) -1.64% 1.64% 26.55% 19,627.44 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 2.02% 6.13%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 24, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.60% 2.99% 21.13% 25468.49 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 2.95% 4.42% 17.50% 44424.25 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.76% 3.73% 25.32% 6101.24 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 3.19% 3.33% 28.89% 19954.3 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.03% 4.03% 12.95%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 17, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.21% 1.37% 21.13% 25067.92 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 3.69% 2.22% 16.69% 43487.83 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.91% 1.96% 26.53% 5996.66 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 2.45% 1.65% 32.14% 19630.2 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 3.11% 4.06%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 10, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -1.22% 0.16% 18.00% 24767.73 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -1.86% -1.42% 11.26% 41938.45 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.94% -0.93% 21.82% 5827.04 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -2.23% -0.78% 24.14% 20847.58 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.30% 0.92%…
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Monthly Market Analysis January 2025 Global Economy In 2024, several economic trends persisted: a strong U.S. Dollar; falling inflation; minimal economic growth in developed nations (except for the United States), Moderating economic growth in developing nations (see charts below). We will continue to monitor these trends in 2025, but we can expect some changes. 2025…
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Weekly Market Summary January 3, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.12% 1.40% 20.44% 25073.54 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.60% 0.44% 14.16% 42732.13 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.48% 1.03% 26.31% 5942.47 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -0.68% 1.49% 30.29% 21326.13 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.91% 0.62%…