Category: Markets


  •   Weekly Market Summary November 8, 2024 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 2.08% 18.14% 26.77% 24759.4004 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 4.61% 16.71% 28.95% 43988.99 S&P 500 (U.S.) 4.66% 25.70% 36.80% 5995.54 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 5.41% 25.50% 37.90% 21117.18 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -1.47% 4.39%…

  •  Monthly Market Analysis November 2024                                                                                                                       Global Economy  Where Do We Go from Here?  In a global environment where most of the world’s central banks are cutting interest rates, inflation is trending downward, and economies are showing signs of rebounding. What can we expect next? Even with ongoing and developing, geopolitical headwinds, we expect the global economy…

  •  Weekly Market Summary November 1, 2024     Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -0.85% 15.73% 27.13% 24255.16 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.15% 11.58% 26.38% 42052.19 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.37% 20.10% 35.18% 5728.8 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -1.57% 19.06% 36.61% 20033.14 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -0.68% 5.95% 11.58%…

  •  Monthly Market Overview November 2024                                                                              LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS  U.S. Employment Increased by 254,000 JobsU.S. Unemployment Rate Decreased to 4.1%Canadian Employment Increased by 46,700 JobsCanada’s Unemployment Rate Decreased to 6.5%U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 2.4%Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 1.6%Canada’s Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.4%U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.4%U.S. Third…

  •  S&P 500 Top PerformersOctober 2024   Name Sector Monthly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value United Airlines Holdings Inc. Industrials 37.15% 89.68% 123.54% $78.26 Paycom Software Inc. Industrials 25.49% 1.78% -14.67% $209.03 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Consumer Discretionary 23.55% 26.45% 86.32% $25.34 Raymond James Financial Inc. Financials 21.04% 34.39% 55.30% $148.22 Lamb Weston Holdings…

  •   Weekly Market Summary October 25, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -1.45% 16.72% 29.11% 24463.67 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -2.68% 11.74% 27.48% 42114.4 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.96% 21.77% 38.73% 5808.12 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 0.14% 20.96% 41.51% 20352.02 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -1.31% 6.67%…

  •  Weekly Market SummaryOctober 18, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.35% 18.34% 27.51% 24801.28 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.96% 14.82% 28.55% 43275.91 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.85% 22.95% 35.93% 5864.67 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 0.26% 20.79% 36.32% 20324.04 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 1.24% 8.05% 10.12% 8356.07…

  •  Weekly Market Summary October 11, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.28% 16.76% 24.45% 24471.17 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 1.21% 13.73% 26.80% 42863.86 S&P 500 (U.S.) 1.11% 21.91% 32.86% 5815.03 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 1.18% 20.48% 33.01% 20271.97 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -0.33% 6.73% 8.32%…

  • Weekly Market Summary October 4, 2024    Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2024 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.86% 15.29% 26.94% 24162.83 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.09% 12.37% 27.84% 42352.75 S&P 500 (U.S.) 0.22% 20.57% 34.88% 5751.07 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) 0.13% 19.07% 35.59% 20035.02 FTSE 100 (U.K.) -0.48% 7.08% 11.71%…

  •   Monthly Market Analysis October 2024                                                                                                                        Economy  United States  We are still not seeing any signs of a pending, prolonged economic slowdown in the United States. Last month, the U.S. job market produced 142,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell from 4.3% to 4.2%. In August retail sales were up marginally, by 0.1%. Although, U.S. retail sales…