by Simon Chun | Oct 8, 2024 | Blog, Quarterly Reports
The Market In Q3 2024, global growth slowed further under the weight of previous interest rate hikes, however September brought some relief with the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting rates by an outsized 50bps, joining the Bank of Canada and other central banks as...
by Simon Chun | Jul 8, 2024 | Blog, Quarterly Reports
The Market In Q2 2024, global stock markets experienced mixed results amid varied economic conditions across regions. The S&P 500 achieved a gain of 4.3% during the second quarter, largely driven by significant increases in the technology sector, particularly...
by Simon Chun | Apr 8, 2024 | Blog, Quarterly Reports
The Market The first quarter of 2024 echoed the familiar optimism that marked the conclusion of 2023. Despite lingering concerns of sustained higher interest rates, there was a prevailing sentiment among capital market participants that these rates, though at...
by Simon Chun | Oct 8, 2023 | Blog, Quarterly Reports
What’s New? The First Time Home Savings Account (FHSA) should be available to our clients at the beginning of December. More info on FHSAs here. An upside to higher interest rates are that High Interest Savings Accounts (HISAs) are now yielding rates of up to 5% and...
by Simon Chun | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Quarterly Reports
The Market US markets pushed higher during the second quarter of 2023 on continued optimism that the end of the Fed’s aggressive rate-tightening cycle is nigh and a “soft landing” may still be possible. US equity gains were driven by the technology sector rally led...
by Simon Chun | Apr 16, 2023 | Blog, Quarterly Reports
The Market Markets started the new year on an upbeat tone after a disappointing 2022. The optimism was cut short as fears of a policy rate overtightening and the collapse of three US tech-focused regional banks dragged risk appetite down and sent waves of volatility...
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