Markets review – March 2024

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW Another month and a new stock market high. Indeed, the S&P 500 index reached a new high in March, as did the Canadian stock market. The FED has once again been the catalyst in the markets, with their forecast of an economy that is neither...

Markets review – February 2024

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW Another very strong month on the stock market. The American stock market generated a return of 5.3% in February, propelled by the Magnificient 7s. These increased by 12% during the month. The S&P/TSX index rose 1.8%. Europe-Asia markets...

Markets review – January 2024

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW The months follow each other and are similar. In fact, for about a year, only a few stocks have shown strong increases, while the others have stagnated or progressed slowly. For example, NVDIA stock rose 23% in January. Common people believe...

Markets review – December 2023

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW After an extraordinary month of November, the markets did it again in December, following the Fed’s pivot on their key rate. A big rate cut in 2024 is almost now official. We will come back to this. The American stock market returned...

Markets review – November 2023

FINANCIAL MARKETS REVIEW Wow, what a month has just ended! Stock and bond prices have exploded. The Canadian stock market returned 7.5% during the month, while the S&P 500 rose more than 9%. Europe-Asia and emerging markets also saw strong returns. At the bond...