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Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg November 30, 2023

Kim Bolton's Top Picks: November 29, 2023

Kim Bolton, president and portfolio manager of Black Swan Dexteritas FOCUS: Technology stocks  MARKET OUTLOOK: In October, global financial markets declined as volatility surged on a spike in both geopolitical and interest rate risk, with equities...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 30, 2023

Markets today: Bond Yields fall on signs U.S. Fed is in 'sweet spot'

The rally that’s driving global bonds to their best month since 2008 gained further traction, with Treasuries climbing on bets the Federal Reserve will be able to start cutting rates in the first half of 2024. Hopes for a Fed pivot intensified after econom...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 30, 2023

TSX recap: Index climbs 0.40% on banking, batteries

Canada's main stock index posted a small gain Wednesday, led higher by financials and battery metals, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 79.43 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 20,116.20. In New York, the Dow Jones Industria...

Source: Financialpost November 30, 2023

'Catastrophic': Fight between Zuckerberg and Trudeau battering Canada's media outlets

Media entrepreneurs who had been making gains with subscribers, advertisers getting hurtCanadian media companies are caught in the middle of a standoff between Silicon Valley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, with their audiences unable to acce...

Source: Financialpost November 30, 2023

Global investors sensing opportunity in Canada's housing shortage: Colliers

Multi-family properties emerging as top investor favourite in 2024Canada’s housing shortage is starting to draw the attention of global investors who are likely to favour Canadian multi-family properties in 2024, a major real estate investment management fir...

Source: Financialpost November 30, 2023

High housing prices a 'conundrum' for Bank of Canada, National Bank economist says

Central bank will only be able to cut by 100 basis points, Stefane Marion saysCanadian house prices that remain elevated due to record population growth, but despite restrictive monetary policy, complicate the Bank of Canada’s inflation fight, a top economis...

Source: Financialpost November 30, 2023

Rosenberg sees Bank of Canada slashing interest rate to avert household debt crisis

Economist says central bank needs to cut up to 3 percentage points to avoid severe recessionHistoric levels of household debt are straining the finances of Canadians to the point that it will be impossible for the Bank of Canada to keep interest rates at cur...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 29, 2023

Markets today: Treasuries climb as Fedspeak rekindles pivot bets

Treasuries extended their November rally, the dollar fell and stocks edged higher on speculation the Federal Reserve is done with interest-rate hikes and will be able to ease policy next year. Fed swaps are now anticipating over 100 basis points of rate cu...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg November 29, 2023

Mike Vinokur's Top Picks: November 28, 2023

Mike Vinokur, portfolio manager at MV Wealth Partners with iA Private Wealth FOCUS: North American large caps  MARKET OUTLOOK: We are cautiously optimistic about equity markets given that markets have been able to discount a lot of bad news this ye...

Source: BNN Bloomberg November 29, 2023

TSX today: Energy stocks help lift index higher

Strength in the energy stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index higher in afternoon trading, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 0.83 points at 20,033.49. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 127.65...