Monday morning briefing: Copper climbs
The price of copper surged higher last week, reaching its highest level since 2011 and approaching the US$10,000/tonne mark.
May 3, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Are NFTs the next Beanie Babies?
Interest in non-fungible tokens (“NFT”) has exploded in recent months. An NFT is a digital piece of artwork, video, trading card or other digital good that can be bought and sold across the blockchain network.
April 26, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Coinbase arrives … to mixed reviews
Coinbase Global Inc. went public on April 14, and it didn’t take long for the company’s market capitalization reach US$100 billion as investors rushed into the stock … before quickly pulling back.
April 19, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Coherent crypto or Ethereum delirium?
While much attention has been paid to Bitcoin over the past few years, Ethereum has been gaining in popularity more recently in the cryptocurrency space.
April 12, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: SPAC your bags, we’re hunting for acquisitions
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have become more popular. These blank-cheque companies are formed for the sole purpose of acquiring an existing company.
April 5, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Mining for profits in the 21st century
While investor attention is focused on Bitcoin, many companies are making inroads behind the scenes.
March 29, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Spotlight on yields
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond recently surpassed the dividend yield on the S&P 500 Index. This is the first time this has happened since the start of the pandemic.
March 22, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: All eyes on inflation
Recent manufacturing and services sector reports have shown significant gains in input costs, which will eventually make their way to consumers.
March 15, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Oil prices rising
Canadian producers should benefit from rising oil prices. Higher oil prices could hit Canadians at the pump, however, which could, in turn, drive up inflation and reduce overall spending.
March 8, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Value (maybe) strikes back
The NASDAQ 100 Index dropped 4.94% over the week, which was its worst week since October 2020.
March 1, 2021
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Winning in a New Marketing Normal
The average yield of U.S. high yield bonds fell below 4%, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index, for the first time ever last week.
February 22, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Steepening yield curve means steepening profits for banks...
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield continued to advance last week, and climbed above 1.3% for the first time since February 2020.
February 22, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: A new low for high yield
The average yield of U.S. high yield bonds fell below 4%, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index, for the first time ever last week.
February 16, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Unemployment rising
After rising for seven straight months following the initial lockdowns introduced last spring, the Canadian economy lost jobs for a second consecutive month.
February 8, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: GameStop starts a controversy
It was a wild ride for many retail stocks last week, particularly GameStop Corp., which was at the centre of a battle between retail day traders and institutional short-sellers.
February 1, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: Business activity pulls back
Preliminary data for the month of January is showing a pullback in business activity across major economies around the world.
January 25, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: U.S. economy on lockdown
Gross domestic product in the U.K. contracted in November for the first time since April. The decrease was in response to new lockdown restrictions.
January 18, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: U.S. job market is stressed
While the U.S. labour market improved over the second half of 2020, new challenges to the labour market arose in December.
January 11, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: U.S. equities unbound
Optimism toward technology stocks took hold and drove the performance of the index, culminating in the S&P 500 reaching a record high in December.
January 4, 2021
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Monday morning briefing: The greenback backs down
The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest level since early 2018 versus a number of other major currencies last week.
December 21, 2020
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