Markets review – January 2026

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW True to form, stock markets continued to perform well. Emerging markets benefited from the weak US dollar, generating an 8.8% return for the month. Europe and Asia also fared well, with a 3.2% gain. In the Americas, performance was more...

Markets review – December 2025

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW 2025 ended on a high note. Global stock markets delivered another strong performance in December, capping off an exceptional year. Canadian and emerging market markets saw gains of around 30%, while those in Europe, Asia, and the United States...

Markets review – November 2025

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW The near-zero performance of the US stock market masks what transpired in November. Indeed, until the release of the September unemployment figures on November 20, expectations of an interest rate cut (at the following meeting) were very low....

Markets review – October 2025

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW The months are starting to look much the same. For the sixth consecutive month, the S&P 500 has posted positive returns. October saw a gain of 2.3%. The Canadian stock market posted a 1% return in October and a 28.7% return over the past...

Markets review – September 2025

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW The third quarter of 2025 has just ended with a bang. Indeed, the Canadian stock market achieved a return of 5.4% in the month of September alone (11.8% for the three months). The US S&P 500 index also performed very well, gaining 3.6%....